History • Modern IndiaEasy
The famous 'Dandi March' led by Mahatma Gandhi in 1930 was undertaken to protest against:
A. The Salt Tax✓ Correct Answer
B. The Rowlatt Act
C. The Simon Commission
D. The Vernacular Press Act
💡 Solution & Explanation
Mahatma Gandhi initiated the historic Dandi March from Sabarmati Ashram to the coastal village of Dandi to defy the oppressive state monopoly on the manufacture and sale of salt. This act marked the formal launch of the Civil Disobedience Movement across the country. The salt tax was chosen as a unifying symbol because it affected every stratum of society.
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