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Imagine you were one of the soldiers from Meerut who came to Delhi soon after the freeing your fellow soldiers, who were put behind the bars for refusing to touch the cartridges. State two objections which they had for not using the cartridges and their future plan of action.
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Two objections my fellow soldiers had over the use of the cartridges were:
- They were convinced that the greased cartridges had fat of cow and pig. Cow is sacred to hindus and pig is a taboo to Muslims both hindu and muslim soldiers refused to use them.
- They feared the loss of caste and religion if they accepted the greased cartridges.
Their future plan of action was to stage an uprising against the British if they were forced to use the cartridges.
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