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Q.

Mahatma Gandhi demanded to abolish the salt law because-


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a

Salt was hard to find

b

Salt was something consumed by the rich and poor alike

c

It was consumed only by the poor

d

None of the above 

answer is B.

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Mahatma Gandhi demanded that the salt law be abolished because salt was consumed by both the rich and the poor, and Gandhi saw salt as a potent symbol that might have united the country. Viceroy Irwin received a letter from him containing eleven demands, one of which was the repeal of the salt tax. Salt is one of the most important ingredients in food and is consumed by the wealthy and the poor alike. According to Mahatma Gandhi, the tax on salt and the government's monopoly over its manufacture exposed the most repressive aspect of British rule.
 
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Mahatma Gandhi demanded to abolish the salt law because-