“Sedition has become my religion” by Gandhiji
Previous Year Questions: This question has been asked in the UPSC Civil Services Exam 2025 – Prelims – General Studies Paper I, held on Sunday, 25 May 2025.
Question: “Sedition has become my religion” was the famous statement given by Gandhiji at the time of
(a) the Champaran Satyagraha
(b) publicaly violating Salt Law at Dandi
(c) attending the Second Round Table Conference in London
(d) the launch of the Quit India Movement
प्रश्न: गांधीजी जी विख्यात वक्तव्य “राजद्रोह मेरा धर्म हो गया है” कब दिया था ?
(a) चंपारण सत्याग्रह के समय
(b) दांडी में नमक कानून का सार्वजनिक रूप से उल्लंघन करने के समय
(c) लंदन में द्वितीय गोलमेज सम्मेलन (सेकंड राउंड टेबल कांफ्रेंस) में शामिल होने के समय
(d) भारत छोड़ो आंदोलन के प्रारम्भ के समय
Topic: Indian National Movement
Explanation:
The Civil Disobedience Movement was started by Gandhi on 12th March, 1930 with his famous Dandi March. Together with 78 chosen followers, Gandhi walked nearly 375 Kms from Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi, a village on the Gujarat sea-coast.
Day after day, newspapers reported his progress, his speeches and the impact on the people. Hundreds of village officials on his route resigned their jobs.
Image source: www.mkgandhi.org
On 6th April, Gandhi Ji reached Dandi, picked up handful of salt and broke the salt law as a symbol of the Indian People’s refusal to live under British-made laws and therefore under British rule. Gandhi Ji declared :
“The British rule in India has brought about moral, material, cultural and spiritual ruination of this great country. I regard this rule as a curse. I am ought to destroy this system of Government. … Sedition has become my religion. Ours is a non-violent battle. We are not to kill anybody but it is our dharma to see that the curse of this Government is blotted out.”
The Movement then did spread rapidly. Violation of salt laws all over the country was soon followed by defiance of forest laws in Maharashtra, Karnataka and the central provinces and refusal to pay the rural chaukidari tax in Eastern India.
Source(s): “Comprehensive Modern Indian History : From 1707 to The Modern Times“ written by Brijesh Singh, published by S Chand.
