Sarojini Naidu 2 dead Dharasana Satyagraha was a protest against the British salt tax in colonial India in May 1930.

The ensuing publicity attracted world attention to the Indian independence movement and brought into question the legitimacy of British rule in India.

The Indian National Congress, led by Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru, publicly issued the Declaration of Independence, or Purna Swaraj, on 26 January 1930.

On 4 May 1930, Gandhi wrote to Lord Irwin, Viceroy of India, explaining his intention to raid the Dharasana Salt Works.

[2] After their arrests, the peaceful agitation continued under the leadership of Sarojini Naidu and Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.

[3] Hundreds of Indian National Congress volunteers started marching towards the site of the Dharasana Salt Works.

When every one of the first column was knocked down stretcher bearers rushed up unmolested by the police and carried off the injured to a thatched hut which had been arranged as a temporary hospital.

Finally the police became enraged by the non-resistance....They commenced savagely kicking the seated men in the abdomen and testicles.

[9] Vithalbhai Patel, former Speaker of the Assembly, watched the massacre and remarked: All hope of reconciling India with the British Empire is lost forever.

"[10]In response to the beatings and the press coverage, Lord Irwin, Viceroy of India, wrote to King George: Your Majesty can hardly fail to have read with amusement the accounts of the severe battles for the Salt Depot in Dharasana.