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Mahatma Gandhi launched the Civil Disobedience Movement with his famous Dandi March (Salt Satyagraha) in 1930. Why did he specifically choose 'Salt' as the central issue?
A. Salt was the primary export of India, and boycotting it would bankrupt the British.
B. Salt linked the ideal of Swaraj with a basic, universal grievance of the rural poor against a cruel state monopoly.
C. The salt tax affected only the wealthy elite, ensuring their participation in the movement.
D. He wanted to promote the Indian salt industry in Gujarat.
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