Gandhiji choosed to break the salt law as British government had a
monopoly on the manufacture and sale of salt. It also imposed a tax on
the sale of salt. Gandhiji believed that it was sinful to tax salt as it was
an essential part of food. He led a march to the coastal town of Dandi,
where he broke the salt law by gathering natural salt found on the
seashore, and boiling sea water to produce salt. This march related the
general desire of freedom to a specific grievance shared by everybody,
and thus, did not divide the rich and the poor.