History of Asia

salt movement

salt movement, namak aandolan, namak aandolan kahan hua, namak aandolan kisne shuru kiya, namak aandolan kya tha

More Important Article

  • Mi's cheapest 4G mobile
  • General Information About Computers
  • Square and Square Root Information
  • Information about the major lakes, rivers, waterfalls and soils of India
  • Information about Indian water, air and rail transport
  • Buddhism and information related to Mahatma Buddha
  • World's First Questions and their Answers
  • Questions and their answers about the first in India
  • Gym stops height or not?

salt movement

Congress declared complete independence in the Lahore session of 1929 as its goal. Gandhi placed an eleven-point demand letter in front of Viceroy Irwin. He decided to start the Civil Disobedience Movement after being disappointed with Irwin. He marched from the Sabarmati Ashram on 12 March 1930 in the morning. He was accompanied by a total of 78 satyagrahis. After completing this great journey of 200 miles in 24 days, reached the beach of Dandi on Achhe April. He broke the law in the Almighty British Empire by lifting Dandi salt at the appointed time and openly challenged it. Press reporters from all over the world were present on this occasion. For these 24 days, not only India, the eyes of the whole world were fixed on Gandhi.

As soon as the salt was violated by Gandhi, there was a lightning in the whole country. People started breaking this law by making salt from place to place. Gandhi's non-violent Satyagraha took a revolutionary form. The cycle of repression of the police also increased. All prominent Congress leaders were arrested. Gandhi was arrested on 5 May. All Congress leaders including Gandhi were released from February 25, 1931.

An agreement was reached between Gandhi and Irwin on March 4, 1931. Thereafter, the annual convention of the Congress began in Karachi on 31 March in a very hostile atmosphere. Gandhi was welcomed with anti-Gandhi slogans in this conference, which started only 6 days after the execution of Bhagat Singh, Rajguru, and Sukhdev. But, in this session, the Gandhi-Irwin treaty was signed.

The most important contribution of the Karachi session was to approve the proposal of the fundamental rights of Indian citizens and the economic policies of the Congress. In place of Irwin, Lord Willingdon took the post of inn on April 1930. Gandhi left India on 29 August to attend the Round Table Conference to be held in London. In the meantime, Jawaharlal Nehru had decided to start a tax ban movement in Allahabad. By this time Jayaprakash Narayan and Lal Bahadur Shastri were also associated with Nehru. However, Gandhi had instructed him to wait for the time being and Vallabhbhai Patel also prevented him from doing so till Gandhi returned to India.

He had been arrested on 26 December, a day before Gandhi returned. Gandhi had informed the Viceroy about the compulsion to start the movement a day before his arrest. The movement which was started this time assumed different forms in different provinces, the movement of taxation was started in the United Provinces and Bihar. Similarly, agitations started in many other provinces also.

In the meantime, Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald announced the Communal Award ie Communal Award on behalf of the British Government. In this announcement, separate constituencies were arranged for Dalits (Untouchables). Gandhi, who was imprisoned in Yerwada jail, announced a fast unto death against it from 20 September, but he did not make the issue of separate electorate. He said that the Hindu caste should desist from its bigotry.

The Hindu leaders held a conference in which about 100 delegates, who were called Pramukh Sapru, Jayakar, Rajagopal Chari, Rajendra Prasad, MC Raj, Dr. Ambedkar, Setalvad, N. s. Ani., Dr. Muje, P. Balu, and A. V. Thakkar etc. It was decided in this conference that Gandhi's life had to be protected at any cost and the stain of untouchability had to be removed. Gandhi started his fast on September 20. Gandhi was demanding more representation for Harijans in joint constituencies instead of separate constituencies. This time there was a lot of improvement in the fast, Gandhi's condition had started deteriorating rapidly. His condition became like a death in six days. In the end, to save Gandhi's life, Dr. Ambedkar, the representatives of Harijans, gave up his demand for separate elections. On September 24, 1932, the Gandhi-Ambedkar Pact was signed inside the Yerwada Jail and on September 26, the Cabinet of the British Government, giving its approval to this agreement, withdrew the declaration of the Communal Act. After receiving this information, Gandhi broke his fast. Gandhi started the movement of temple entry to end the inhuman practice of untouchability in Hindu society after this agreement, popularly known as Poona Pact or Yerwada Packet. Due to this movement, the Sanatani Hindu class became very angry with Gandhi. After his release from jail, Gandhi separated from politics and engaged in social work like untouchables. He also withdrew his civil disobedience movement. In fact, Gandhi was deeply upset by the tussle between the right-wing factions that had formed within the Congress. In October, 1934, he had even announced to leave the Congress.