(2.1) This pledge was taken on Independence Day, 26 January; 1930. (2.2) The Rights which the Indians should have got are : (i) Right to freedom, which the British rule denied them, their rights to enjoy the fruits of their labour. (ii) They were denied to have the basic necessities of life and this obstructed their development. (iii) The British rule oppressed the Indians and ruined them in every sphere —economic, political, cultural and spiritual. (iv) The British exploited Indian economy for their own benefit, politically they did not give the Indians the right to rule themselves. They imposed western culture at the cost of Indian culture and crushed their spirituality.