History & Civics
The Civil Disobedience Movement was launched by Gandhiji with his famous Dandi March on March 12, 1930. Mention the significance of this historic event.
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Gandhiji started the Civil Disobedience Movement with his famous Dandi March.
- On 12th March, Mahatma Gandhi began the historic march from Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi, a village on the Gujarat sea coast.
- A number of people followed him.
- On the morning of 6th April, Gandhiji violated the Salt Law at Dandi by picking up some salt left by the sea waves.
- According to the Salt Law, the government had the monopoly to manufacture and sell salt.
- He had selected to attack the Salt Laws because the salt-tax affected all sections of society, especially the poor.
- Gandhiji's breaking of the Salt Laws marked the beginning of the Civil Disobedience Movement.
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