Q. In which of the following movements did Mahatma Gandhi make the first use of Hunger Strike as a weapon?
Answer: Ahmedabad Strike, 1918
Notes: In 1918, Mahatma Gandhi intervened in a dispute between the workers and mill-owners of Ahmedabad. He advised the workers to go on strike and to demand a 35 per cent increase in wages. But he insisted that the workers should not use violence against the employers during the strike. He undertook a fast unto death (first among the 17 such fasts) to strengthen the workers’ resolve to continue the strike. But his fast also put pressure on the mill-owners who relented on the fourth day and agreed to give the workers a 35 per cent increase in wages. A conflict arose between the Gujarat Mill owners and workers on the question of plague Bonus of 1917. Gandhi was invited by Ansasuy a Ben Saraleai.