How did the people and the colonial government react to the civil disobedience movement. Explain

How did the people and the colonial government react to the civil diso

1.	How did the people and the colonial government react to the civil disobedience movement. Explain
Answer» Reactions of People :\xa0In large scale, people participated in Civil Disobedience Movement with great zeal. They participated in protest march and manufactured salt.\tAs the movement spread, foreign cloth was boycotted, liquor shops were picketed.\tPeasants refused to pay revenue and chaukidari taxes.\tVillage officials resigned.\tIn many places, forest people violated forest laws, going into Reserved Forests to collect wood and graze cattle.Reaction of Colonial Government :\tThe Colonial Government began arresting the Congress leaders one by one.\tAbdul Ghaffar Khan a devout disciple of Mahatma Gandhi was arrested in April 1930.\tMahatma Gandhi himself was arrested.\tA frightened government responded with a policy of brutal repression.\tPeaceful satyagrahis were attacked. Women and children were beaten.\tAbout 1,00,000 people were arrested.