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higher prices on salt in India
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lower quality salt in India
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both a. and b.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Salt Tax. Britain’s Salt Act of 1882 prohibited Indians from collecting or selling salt, a staple in their diet. Indian citizens were forced to buy the vital mineral from their British rulers, who, in addition to exercising a monopoly over the manufacture and sale of salt, also charged a heavy salt tax.
Detailed explanation-2: -They arrested 90, 000 Satyagrahis, Gandhiji, Nehru, Patel, and other leading Congress leaders. This salt satyagraha brought a boost to the upcoming movements led by Gandhiji. Due to this movement, harmony brought among Indian people towards getting India’s Independence.
Detailed explanation-3: -Gandhi’s demands were ridiculed and his settlement with the British disappointed many. But the Salt March was a key symbolic win that spurred India’s independence movement toward victory. Cross-posted from Waging Nonviolence.
Detailed explanation-4: -On March 12, 1930, Mahatma Gandhi embarked on a historic Salt March from Sabarmati Ashram in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad to the village of Dandi in the state’s coastal area to protest against the steep tax the British levied on salt. It was a 24 day non violent march.