CBSE Class 8 Answered

Following are the reasons why the Indian sepoys were dissatisfied with the Company administration:

- The sepoys were unsatisfied with their pay, allowances and service conditions.

- Some of the new rules, it was felt, violated their religious beliefs and norms. In 1824, Indian sepoys were ordered to travel to Burma by sea and fight for the Company. The sepoys refused as it was considered blasphemous to cross the sea. Even though they offered to travel the distance by land route instead, they were severely punished. Because this issue kept festering for a long time, the Company was compelled to pass a law which required sepoys to commit to traveling overseas if necessary.

- Many of the sepoys came from the peasant families of the Indian heartland. As a result, the anger and discontent of the peasantry was quickly reflected among them, leading to dissatisfaction with the Company administration.