With reference to the Civil Disobedience Movement, consider the following statements

1. India’s First Civil Disobedience Movement was carried out at Dandi.

2. Except Gandhi, all the participants of the Salt Satyagraha were arrested.

3. Do or die was the slogan associated with the civil disobedience movement.

Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect?

Solution

· Statement 1 is incorrect: India's first civil disobedience movement was launched by Mahatma Gandhi to protest against the injustice meted out to tenant farmers in Champaran district of Bihar. The problem of sharecroppers in Champaran was that all the tenants were compelled to grow indigo on 15% of their land holdings. The sharecroppers also had to hand over the entire Indigo harvest as rent to the British. · Statement 2 is incorrect: During the Salt Satyagraha, many Indians participated. The Dandi march resulted in the arrest of nearly 60,000 people, including Gandhi himself. Gandhi was released from custody in January 1931 and began negotiations with Lord Irwin aimed at ending the satyagraha campaign. · Statement 3 is incorrect: The slogan 'do or die' is associated with the Quit India Movement initiated by Gandhiji. The slogan was officially launched by the Indian National Congress (INC) led by Mahatma Gandhi on 9 August 1942.