Newspapers of the day reported on how at every stop Gandhi was greeted by enthusiastic followers. Other newspapers, particularly the international ones like the Time magazine and The Daily Telegraph, though provided a much bleaker picture of the march. Gandhi reached Dandi on April 5. The following day, early morning he proceeded along with the other marchers to the sea, where he picked up lumps of natural salt lying in a small pit.
The act was symbolic, but was hugely covered by the press, and was the beginning of several other acts of civil disobedience in other parts of India. The popularity gained by the march shook up the British government. It responded by arresting more than 95, people by March The following month Gandhi proceeded to Dharasana salt works from where he was arrested and taken to the Yerawada Central Jail.
As Gandhi broke the salt laws in Dandi, similar acts of civil disobedience took place in other parts of India. In Bengal, for instance, volunteers led by Satish Chandra Dasgupta walked from Sodepur Ashram to the village of Mahisbathan to make salt. F Nariman in Bombay led another group of marchers to Haji Ali Point where they prepared salt at a nearby park. The illegal manufacture and sale of salt was accompanied by the boycott of foreign cloth and liquor.
What started as salt satyagraha soon grew into mass satyagraha. Forest laws were flouted in Maharashtra, Karnataka and the Central Provinces.
Peasants in Gujarat and Bengal refused to pay land and chowkidari taxes. Acts of violence too broke out in Calcutta, Karachi and Gujarat, but unlike what happened during the non-cooperation movement, Gandhi refused to suspend the civil disobedience movement this time. The Congress Working Committee decided to end the Satyagraha only in Even though it did not immediately lead to self rule or dominion status, the Salt Satyagraha did have some long term effects.
Moreover, the British also realised that control over India now depended completely on the consent of the Indias. Click here to join our channel indianexpress and stay updated with the latest headlines. Adrija Roychowdhury Adrija writes long, researched features on history, world and national Why did Gandhi call for the march?
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