Why did Mahatma Gandhi start the ‘civil disobedience Movement? How did this movement unite the country? Explain.P0-63-64 5
Ans. (I) Reason to start the CDOM: (i)The eleven demands served as an ultimatum to the government failing to fulfill which he would resort to his agenda of swaraj. , These demands represented the general interests and which all the classes identified with. The most important demand was to abolish salt tax.
(ii) The colonial government failed to concede to the demands.
(iii)Hereby, Gandhi chose to break the salt law peacefully and show resistance to the British rule. This instigated the Civil disobedience movement and the salt march to Dandi.
(II)The following were the main features of the Civil Disobedience movement:
a) The people refused to obey unjust laws. Gandhi led the Dandi March and broke the unjust salt tax law as a challenge to the British Government. b) Foreign cloth was boycotted and liquor shops were picketed. Peasants refused to pay revenue and taxes. People also broke the forest laws.
c) Schools, colleges and government offices and institutions were boycotted.
d) There was large- scale arrest of people and leaders who participated in the Civil Disobedience Movement.
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Ans. (I) Reason to start the CDOM: (i)The eleven demands served as an ultimatum to the government failing to fulfill which he would resort to his agenda of swaraj. , These demands represented the general interests and which all the classes identified with. The most important demand was to abolish salt tax.
(ii) The colonial government failed to concede to the demands.
(iii)Hereby, Gandhi chose to break the salt law peacefully and show resistance to the British rule. This instigated the Civil disobedience movement and the salt march to Dandi.
(II)The following were the main features of the Civil Disobedience movement:
a) The people refused to obey unjust laws. Gandhi led the Dandi March and broke the unjust salt tax law as a challenge to the British Government. b) Foreign cloth was boycotted and liquor shops were picketed. Peasants refused to pay revenue and taxes. People also broke the forest laws.
c) Schools, colleges and government offices and institutions were boycotted.
d) There was large- scale arrest of people and leaders who participated in the Civil Disobedience Movement.