On March 12, 1930, Mahatma Gandhi began his epoch-making Dandi March, walking 240 km in 24 days to demand that the colonial government shou...
On March 12, 1930, Mahatma Gandhi began his epoch-making Dandi March, walking 240 km in 24 days to demand that the colonial government should repeal the iniquitous salt law and to push for Indian independence.
Gandhi described the Dandi March as a battle of right against might. The larger objective of the march, he said, was to free the world of the monstrous greed of materialism.
Coincidently, on the 91st anniversary of the Dandi March this year, India was in the throes of another nonviolent movement – of farmers demanding the repeal of new farm laws. Just like the British colonial regime passed the salt law without consulting the people, the Modi regime framed the three farm laws without soliciting the opinions of farmers and other who will be affected.
The farm laws were passed by the Parliament in September, dispensing with the process of legislative scrutiny. In the Rajya Sabha, a voice vote was employed in complete disregard of the demand of some members for an actual vote as mandated by the Constitution and the rules of procedure of the House.
The government claims that the new laws will allow the farmers to earn higher prices for their produce. But farmers believe that their laws open...
