Consider the following statements about the Civil Disobedience Movement A) During the movement Solapur was the only city in which Martial Law was in Force B) Mallapa Dhanshetty, Srikrishna Sarada, Kurban Husain, and Jagganath Shinde hanged for taking part in the movement C) Babu Genu got killed during this movement. Choose correct statements.

Consider the following statements about the Civil Disobedience Movement A) During the movement Solapur was the only city in which Martial Law was in Force B) Mallapa Dhanshetty, Srikrishna Sarada, Kurban Husain, and Jagganath Shinde hanged for taking part in the movement C) Babu Genu got killed during this movement. Choose correct statements. Correct Answer A, B, C

• CDM was launched in 1930 during the Lahore congress session.
• Congress working committee gave the approval to launch the movement.
• Gandhi gave 11 points of demand to the government.
  • Reduce expenditure on Army and civil services by 50 percent.
  • Introduce total prohibition.
  • Carry out reforms in the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).
  • Change Arms Act allowing popular control of issue of firearms licenses.
  • Release political prisoners.
  • Accept Postal Reservation Bill. 
  • Reduce rupee-sterling exchange ratio to 1s 4d.
  • Introduce textile protection. 
  • Reserve coastal shipping for Indians.
  • Reduce land revenue by 50 percent.
  • Abolish salt tax and government’s salt monopoly.
• On March 2, 1930, Gandhi informed the viceroy of his plan of action.
• According to this plan (few realized its significance when it was first announced), Gandhi, along with a band of seventy-eight members of Sabarmati Ashram, was to march from his headquarters in Ahmedabad through the villages of Gujarat for 240 miles. On reaching the coast at Dandi, the salt law was to be violated by collecting salt from the beach.
  • Wherever possible civil disobedience of the salt law should be started. Foreign liquor and cloth shops can be picketed.
  • We can refuse to pay taxes if we have the requisite strength.
  • Lawyers can give up the practices.
  • The public can boycott law courts by refraining from litigation.
  • Government servants can resign from their posts.
  • All these should be subject to one condition, truth and non-violence as a means to attain swaraj should be faithfully adhered to.
  • Local leaders should be obeyed after Gandhi’s arrest.
• Textile workers went on a strike from May 7 and along with other residents burnt liquor shops and other symbols of government authority such as railway stations, police stations, municipal buildings, law courts, etc. The activists established a virtual parallel government which could only be dislodged with martial law after May 16.

Important Points 

• The government implemented Martial Law in Solapur on 16 May 1930. Hence statement A is Correct.
• Mallappa Dhanshetty, Srikrishna Sarda, Kurban Husain, Jagganath Shinde hanged for taking part in the protest. Hence statement B is Correct.
• On 12 Dec 1930 In Mumbai truck of George Frazer was stopped by protesters.
• Babu Genu Saiyed laid in front of the truck and he got killed in that incident. Hence statement C is Correct.