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"The plantation workers in Assam had their understanding of Mahatma Gandhi and the nation of Swaraj."

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The above statement is true.
However, workers had their interpretations of Mahatma Gandhi and the idea of swaraj. To plantation workers in Assam, independence involved having the authority to enter and exit the little region where they were accommodated without limitation and keeping a feeling of connectedness from their hometown. Plantation workers were forbidden from escaping the tea gardens under the Inland Emigration Act of 1859. So thousands of workers ignored the government and left the plantations to return home after hearing about the Non-Cooperation Movement. They thought the Gandhi Raj would eventually happen and provide everyone with land in their villages. But they were caught by the police on their way home due to the railway and steamer strike.

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