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In a Congress meeting, Komal raises concerns about the unfulfilled promise of poorn swaraj and the oppressive salt tax, which leads to a discussion on Mahatma Gandhi's eleven demands sent to Viceroy Irwin. Sucharitha dismisses the demands but is warned about the potential Civil Disobedience Movement if they are not met. Gandhi's subsequent salt march to Dandi symbolizes the start of the movement against British rule, emphasizing the unifying power of the salt tax issue.

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In a Congress meeting, Komal raises concerns about the unfulfilled promise of poorn swaraj and the oppressive salt tax, which leads to a discussion on Mahatma Gandhi's eleven demands sent to Viceroy Irwin. Sucharitha dismisses the demands but is warned about the potential Civil Disobedience Movement if they are not met. Gandhi's subsequent salt march to Dandi symbolizes the start of the movement against British rule, emphasizing the unifying power of the salt tax issue.

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[In the meeting of Congress, Hari Manasa, Komal, Roshini, and Vedika will be sitting and Komal will

raise
the issue.]

Komal:" I got this thought in my mind. Gandhiji, we ought to get poorn swaraj on 26 th January 1930, but
it remained as an unfulfilled wish and the British oppression on us is increasing day by day. The root
cause of this is the salt tax. Don’t you all agree.”

[All the members nod their head showing that they all agree with it]

Hari Manasa: "What you said is absolutely true and I will take action considering the issue. “

Advaitha:” Mahatma Gandhi implied salt as a powerful symbol that could unite the nation. On 31 st
January 1930, he sent a letter to Viceroy Irwin stating eleven demands and the root cause of this was the
salt tax.”

Tejasvi: “Some of these were of general interest; others were specific demands of different classes, from
industrialists to peasants. The idea was to make the demands wide-ranging, so that all classes within
Indian society could identify with and everyone could be bought together in a united campaign.”

[While the above narration goes on Hari Manasa will be acting as if she is writing a letter. And after the
narration Komal will deliver the letter to Anuhya]

Anuhya: “Sir! There’s a letter for you from Gandhi.”

Sucharitha: “I don’t want to waste my precious time so tell quickly what it is about”

Anuhya: “He stated 11 demands sir!”

Sucharitha: "As if I would agree to it. Just throw it away.”

Anuhya: "Sir! This part of the letter sounds more like a warning.”

Sucharitha: “To me? A Warning? What is it ?”

Anuhya: “It says that if we don’t fulfill these demands by 11th march, they would launch the Civil
Disobedience Movement.”

Advaitha: “The most stirring of all was the demand to abolish the salt tax. Salt was something consumed
by the rich and the poor alike, and it was one of the most essential items of food. Mahatma Gandhi
declared that the tax on salt revealed the most oppressive face of British Rule.”

[Sucharitha bangs the table in anger and replies aggressively.]

Sucharitha: “How dare those weak and uneducated beings order me? I rule this territory. Take all the
necessary measures to suppress them.”

Tejasvi: “Irwin was unwilling to negotiate. So, Mahatma Gandhi started his famous salt march
accompanied by 78 of his trusted volunteers.”

[ Hari Manasa,Vedika,Roshini and Komal start walking on the stage]

Advaitha: “The march was over 240 miles, from Gandhiji’s ashram in Sabarmati to the Gujarati coastal
town of Dandi. The volunteers walked for 24 days , about 10 miles a day”
Tejasvi: “ Thousands came to hear Mahatma Gandhi wherever he stopped, and he told them what he
meant by swaraj and urged them to peacefully defy the British,”

[Hari Manasa should be acting as if she is explaining something ]

Advaitha: “ On the 6th April he reached Dandi and ceremonially violated the law by manufacturing salt by
boiling sea water.This marked the beginning of the Civil Disobedience Movement.”

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