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classes conditions. workers in 1932. part of its programme of
In 1930 thousands of struggle.
workers in Chotanagpur It felt that this would alienate
tin mines wore Gandhi industrialists and divide the
caps and participated in anti-imperial forces.
protestrallies and As the industrialists came
boycotted foreign goods. closer to the Congress,
workers stayed aloof.

Large-scale participation of women 3.3 The Limits of Civil Disobedience- Source D-Pg-
43,44,45

Women Participation-During Gandhiji’s salt march, thousands of women came out of their homes
and participated in protest marches, manufactured salt, and picketed foreign cloth and liquor shops.
i. In urban areas these women were from high-caste families; in rural areas they came from
rich peasant households.
ii. Moved by Gandhiji’s call, they began to see service to the nation as a sacred duty of women.
Many went to jail.
Limitations of Civil Disobedience Movement –
i. Dalit participation in the Civil Disobedience Movement was limited, particularly in the
Maharashtra and Nagpur region where their organisation was quite strong.
ii. Led by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, they demanded separate electorates and reserved seats in
educational institutions.
iii. Dr B.R. Ambedkar clashed with Mahatma Gandhi at the second Round Table Conference by
demanding separate electorates for dalits.
iv. Muslim political organisations in India were also lukewarm in their response to the Civil
Disobedience Movement.
v. Many Muslim leaders and intellectuals expressed their concern about the status of Muslims
as a minority within India.
vi. Muslim League and leaders like Muhammad Iqbal demanded separate electorates for
Muslims as they feared that the culture and identity of minorities would be submerged under
the domination of a Hindu majority.