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Why did sepoys and townspeople refuse to touch market atta?
ARumoured to contain bone dust
BIt was sold only to British troops
CPrices rose after annexation
DStocks were seized by moneylenders
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Rumoured to contain bone dust
A rumour claimed the British had mixed the bone dust of cows and pigs into flour to destroy caste and religion.
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