Answer:
Salt
March was an effective symbol of resistance against colonialism because
(i) All classes could identify with salt as it was an essential food
item.
(ii) Tax on salt and the monopoly over its manufacturing
was a sign of the oppression of British rule.
(iii) It would affect the British economy.
Gandhiji reached Dandi on 12th March, 1930 and violated
Salt law by manufacturing salt from sea water. Breaking the Salt law was an
apparent defiance of British authority and was a direct challenge to British
rule in India.
It demonstrated the effective use of civil disobedience as
a technique for fighting social and political injustice.
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