SALT DEPOT STORMED
SERIOUS CLASH IN INDIA.
IMPORTANT ARRESTS MADE.
(United Press Assn.—By Telegraph—Copyright.) Delhi, May 2L
The campaign for a resistance of the salt laws took a serious turn at Dharasna, when a mob of 200 who stormed the salt depot were charged by the police. Over 200 were injured and the principal leaders, including Mrs. Sarojini Naidu and Manilal, Gandhis second son) were arrested. Four hundred police took part in the rdid on the Bombay Congress headquarters and arrested the president and all the official staff. When those arrested were being taken to the police station a crowd of some thousands surrounded the lorry and stoned the police, w’ho had to fight their way out.
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Southland Times, Issue 21090, 23 May 1930, Page 7
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117SALT DEPOT STORMED Southland Times, Issue 21090, 23 May 1930, Page 7
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