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why did gandhi ji chose to break the salt law ? pls answer point wise

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Answer to your question is as follows :

Reasons for breaking salt law were:

a. The salt tax levied by the government revealed the most oppressive side of the colonial rule.

b. Salt was consumed by rich and poor alike and was one of the most essential food items.

c. Salt was seen by Mahatma Gandhi as a powerful symbol that could unite masses.

d. Breaking of salt law reflected the commitment of the people to defy repressive colonial laws.

e. It marked the beginning of the civil disobedience movement that saw popular participation and instilled a sense of nationalism.

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because he thought that it was sinful to tax salt...

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Because of the civil disobidience movement.....

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Gandhiji chose to break the salt law because the salt law stated that the British had the right to tax salt. And according to Gandhiji, salt was an essential item of food and it was sinful to tax it. So, with his followers and Sarojini Naidu he marched to Dandi and broke the salt law.

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Gandhi ji wanted to break salt law because it do not allow anyone to buy or sell the salt and without salt the food's taste is nothing . so they thought that it is our right to use salt . no one can stop us in using salt.

hope it helped u..........

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In 1929, the Congress resolved to fight for complete independence or Purna Swaraj. Mahatma Gandhi knew that Purna Swaraj would never come on its own. It had to be fought for. Knowing that the need of the hour was direct action, in 1930, Gandhiji declared that he would lead a march to break the salt law. According to this law, the state had a monopoly on the manufacture and sale of salt. Gandhiji believed that it was sinful to tax salt as it was an essential part of food. He led a march to the coastal town of Dandi, where he broke the salt law by gathering natural salt found on the seashore, and boiling sea water to produce salt. This march related the general desire of freedom to a specific grievance shared by everybody, and thus, did not divide the rich and the poor.

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In 1929, the Congress resolved to fight for complete independence or Purna Swaraj. Mahatma Gandhi knew that Purna Swaraj would never come on its own. It had to be fought for. Knowing that the need of the hour was direct action, in 1930, Gandhiji declared that he would lead a march to break the salt law. According to this law, the state had a monopoly on the manufacture and sale of salt. Gandhiji believed that it was sinful to tax salt as it was an essential part of food. He led a march to the coastal town of Dandi, where he broke the salt law by gathering natural salt found on the seashore, and boiling sea water to produce salt. This march related the general desire of freedom to a specific grievance shared by everybody, and thus, did not divide the rich and the poor.

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1.salt was essential for people living in india.

2.it was monopoly of british manufacturing salt.

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because salt is essential requirement for every person and the british took the monopoly of manfacturing salt and banned manufacturing salt.

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gandhi ji choosed to start the civil disobideient movement by breaking the salt law..law under no one was allowed to manufacture salt without the permission of govrnment..and as the salt was common among everyone..it helped the people of different society to unite

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1]For purna swaraj the people of india had to be fought with labour.

2]In 1939 gandhiji led to a march to break the salt law.

3]according to this law,the state had monopoly on the manufacture and the sale of salt.

4]Mahatma gandhi along with oter nationalists reasoned that it was sinful to tax salt since it is such an essential item of our food.

5]The salt march related the general desire of freedom to a specific grievance shared by everyone. Hence it did not divide the rich and the poor.

6]Gandhiji and his followers marched for over 240 miles from sabarmati to the coastal town of dand.

7]Here they broke the gov. law by gathering natural salt found on the seashore.They also boiled the sea water to produce salt.

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Gandhiji was of the opinion that it was sinful to take tax on salt which was one of the most essential thing/ingredient used by both rich poor. but the govt. was reluctant to remove tax, so he brokesalt law and prepared salt by evaporating sea water himself.!!!
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Gandhiji chose to break the salt law because the salt law stated that the British had the right to tax salt. And according to Gandhiji, salt was an essential item of food and it was sinful to tax it. So, with his followers and Sarojini Naidu he marched to Dandi and broke the salt law.
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