Question

Describe the causes of Salt Satyagraha launched by Gandhiji.

Answer 1

1. The British government enacted the Salt Act, which forbade Indians from producing or selling salt.
2. British authorities developed a lucrative monopoly, forcing Indians to pay a high price for salt.
3. Mahatma Gandhi organized the Salt March to oppose the British government's salt levy imposed in India. On March 12, 1930, Gandhi led a large group from the Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi in Gujarat to disobey the salt prohibition by manufacturing salt from saltwater.