a extra payment on salt that go's to the government
It was a campaign of nonviolent protest against the British salt tax in colonial ... against the salt tax continued for almost a year, ending with Gandhi's .
To protest the government salt tax
Salt march begins when britishers took tax on salt and gandhi ji is against of this tax. He fight against this rule. Hence salt march begins.
The British salt tax, also known as the salt duty, was a tax imposed by the British government on the production and sale of salt in the 18th and 19th centuries. It was seen as a significant burden on the poor, as salt was a staple commodity used for preserving food. The tax was famously opposed by figures like Mahatma Gandhi during the Salt March in 1930, which highlighted the injustices of British colonial rule in India. The salt tax was eventually abolished in the UK in 1825, reflecting growing public dissent against such burdensome taxation.
By the "Salt act" colonialists from United Kingdom imposed a great tax on salt in India.
doing peeling &paaling
no issue
Indira gandhi
There was the tax stamp, tea tax, and the sugar act.
In order to show the world British injustices, in March 1930 Gandhi launched a Satyagraha against the tax on salt. He marched 241 miles, with thousands of people joining him. This was called the Salt March.
Dandi has a historical value. It was here that Gandhiji showcased salt sathyagraha. This satyagraha was undertaken because Britishers had imposed tax on salt, which is the bare necessity of everyone.
NO! They are very rich and powerful, they trade gold and salt, but how they make the money is by putting tax on the trade which is like getting millions of dollars for putting tax on whenever you drive.