QUIT INDIA MOVEMENT
A: RESOLUTION OF CWC ON JULY 14, 1942:
- After the failure of the Cripps Mission, the Indian National Congress decided to launch a non-violent mass movement.
- On July 14, 1942, the Congress Working Committee passed a resolution to end the British rule in India.
- The working committee demanded the complete independence for India.
- The working committee resolved that if the British government did not accept the demand of the Congress then it would launch non-violent movement for the independence of India.
B: GOWALIA TANK ANNOUNCEMENT OF GANDHIJI – AUGUST 7, 1942:
- In continuation of the resolutions of July 14, 1942, the working committee meeting was held on August 7, 1942 at Gowalia Tank in Mumbai.
- In his speech during at Gowalia Tank Gandhji asked the people to join the non-violent struggle for independence.
C: LAUNCH OF QUIT INDIA MOVEMENT – DO OR DIE – AUGUST 8, 1942:
- On August 8, 1942, the Quit India Resolution was passed and the movement was launched.
- In the resolution the Congress asked the British government to leave India.
- Gandhiji was entrusted with the leadership of the non-violent movement to end the British rule in India.
- While launching the Quit India Movement Gandhiji asked the people to consider themselves free from that day onwards.
- Gandhiji also asked the people to prepare for the great sacrifice with the motive of ‘Do or Die’ in order to achieve the independence.
D: BRITISH OPPRESSION FROM AUGUST 9, 1942:
- British government reacted to Quit India resolution in an oppressive manner.
- On August 9, 1942, Gandhiji was arrested.
- Later the members of the Congress Working Committee which included Jwahar Lal Nehru, Mulana Abul Kalam Azad etc were also arrested.
- The British government banned the Congress.
- The government used its force to suppress the movement with cruelty.
- The government banned the press.
- The government fired upon the demonstrators.
- The government even used machine guns from the aeroplanes at places in Bihar and even dropped bombs at certain places.
- The government inflicted severe torture to the imprisoned demonstrators.
- The demonstrators were even publicly flogged.
- The government imposed collective fines in villages as punishment for participating in the demonstrations.
- The government used army along with police to fire upon the people and many people were killed in firing.
E: PEOPLE BECAME THEIR OWN MASTERS:
- People became very angry when they found that all their leaders were thrown behind the bars.
- People however, continued the Quit India Movement in absence of their leaders in their own ways.
F: QUIT INDIA MOVEMENT IN THE HANDS OF PEOPLE:
- People showed their anger in their own ways when they found that government had arrested all their leaders on the launch of the Quit India Movement.
- People organised hartals and demonstrations all over India.
- The students boycotted their schools and colleges.
- The workers stopped their works in the factories.
- People attacked and burned the government properties which were the symbol of the British Imperialism.
- People also burned police stations, railways stations, post offices etc.
- People also looted the government treasuries which had been filled by oppressing them.
- People disrupted the transport and communication system by removing railway lines and cutting the electric and telegram wires.
G: ESTABLISHMENT OF PARALLEL GOVERNMENTS:
- At many places, people had taken government in their hands for many days.
- People gave a big challenge to the sovereignty of the British government by running parallel governments for number of weeks before the British government could demolish their system.
- The parallel governments were established in Midnapur in Bengal, Balia in Uttar Pardesh, Satara in Maharashtra, Satara in Orissa etc.
- The Parallel governments by the Indians tried to overthrow the illegal and oppressive British government.
- The Parallel governments tried to deliver justice to the worker and peasants.
- The Parallel governments started collective revenue, maintained law and order and performed other functions of a government.
- The Parallel governments also raised armed units of the peasants.
h: Underground Activities of the Congress leaders:
- Many Congress leaders went underground to escape the arrest by the British government.
- They continued the movement from their hideouts.
- The socialist group performed the main role in such activities.
h1: Activities of the Socialist group of the Congress:
- The leaders of the socialist group of the Congress directed the underground activities during the Quit India Movement.
- Jayaprakash Narayan was the leading leader who directed the secret underground activities.
- Some of the important leaders who undertook the underground activities were Achyutrao Patwardhan, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia, N. G. Gore, S. M. Joshi, Aruna Asaf Ali, Usha Mehta and many others.
- The main activities of the underground leaders were as follows.
i. They operated secret radio stations.
ii. They disrupted the transport and communication systems.
iii. They printed and distributed propaganda literature.
h2: The Quit India Movement and Maharashtra:
- The people of Maharashtra had taken a very active part in the Quit India Movement.
- The people of Chimur, Ashti, Yawali, Mahad, Ahmadnagar, Pathardi, Gargoti and Nandurbar made a significant contribution in the movement.
- The people of Maharashtra had virtually crippled the British administration for some time.
- Krantisinha Nana Patil managed to run a Parallel government in Satara for quite a long time
A: RESOLUTION OF CWC ON JULY 14, 1942:
- After the failure of the Cripps Mission, the Indian National Congress decided to launch a non-violent mass movement.
- On July 14, 1942, the Congress Working Committee passed a resolution to end the British rule in India.
- The working committee demanded the complete independence for India.
- The working committee resolved that if the British government did not accept the demand of the Congress then it would launch non-violent movement for the independence of India.
B: GOWALIA TANK ANNOUNCEMENT OF GANDHIJI – AUGUST 7, 1942:
- In continuation of the resolutions of July 14, 1942, the working committee meeting was held on August 7, 1942 at Gowalia Tank in Mumbai.
- In his speech during at Gowalia Tank Gandhji asked the people to join the non-violent struggle for independence.
C: LAUNCH OF QUIT INDIA MOVEMENT – DO OR DIE – AUGUST 8, 1942:
- On August 8, 1942, the Quit India Resolution was passed and the movement was launched.
- In the resolution the Congress asked the British government to leave India.
- Gandhiji was entrusted with the leadership of the non-violent movement to end the British rule in India.
- While launching the Quit India Movement Gandhiji asked the people to consider themselves free from that day onwards.
- Gandhiji also asked the people to prepare for the great sacrifice with the motive of ‘Do or Die’ in order to achieve the independence.
D: BRITISH OPPRESSION FROM AUGUST 9, 1942:
- British government reacted to Quit India resolution in an oppressive manner.
- On August 9, 1942, Gandhiji was arrested.
- Later the members of the Congress Working Committee which included Jwahar Lal Nehru, Mulana Abul Kalam Azad etc were also arrested.
- The British government banned the Congress.
- The government used its force to suppress the movement with cruelty.
- The government banned the press.
- The government fired upon the demonstrators.
- The government even used machine guns from the aeroplanes at places in Bihar and even dropped bombs at certain places.
- The government inflicted severe torture to the imprisoned demonstrators.
- The demonstrators were even publicly flogged.
- The government imposed collective fines in villages as punishment for participating in the demonstrations.
- The government used army along with police to fire upon the people and many people were killed in firing.
E: PEOPLE BECAME THEIR OWN MASTERS:
- People became very angry when they found that all their leaders were thrown behind the bars.
- People however, continued the Quit India Movement in absence of their leaders in their own ways.
F: QUIT INDIA MOVEMENT IN THE HANDS OF PEOPLE:
- People showed their anger in their own ways when they found that government had arrested all their leaders on the launch of the Quit India Movement.
- People organised hartals and demonstrations all over India.
- The students boycotted their schools and colleges.
- The workers stopped their works in the factories.
- People attacked and burned the government properties which were the symbol of the British Imperialism.
- People also burned police stations, railways stations, post offices etc.
- People also looted the government treasuries which had been filled by oppressing them.
- People disrupted the transport and communication system by removing railway lines and cutting the electric and telegram wires.
G: ESTABLISHMENT OF PARALLEL GOVERNMENTS:
- At many places, people had taken government in their hands for many days.
- People gave a big challenge to the sovereignty of the British government by running parallel governments for number of weeks before the British government could demolish their system.
- The parallel governments were established in Midnapur in Bengal, Balia in Uttar Pardesh, Satara in Maharashtra, Satara in Orissa etc.
- The Parallel governments by the Indians tried to overthrow the illegal and oppressive British government.
- The Parallel governments tried to deliver justice to the worker and peasants.
- The Parallel governments started collective revenue, maintained law and order and performed other functions of a government.
- The Parallel governments also raised armed units of the peasants.
h: Underground Activities of the Congress leaders:
- Many Congress leaders went underground to escape the arrest by the British government.
- They continued the movement from their hideouts.
- The socialist group performed the main role in such activities.
h1: Activities of the Socialist group of the Congress:
- The leaders of the socialist group of the Congress directed the underground activities during the Quit India Movement.
- Jayaprakash Narayan was the leading leader who directed the secret underground activities.
- Some of the important leaders who undertook the underground activities were Achyutrao Patwardhan, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia, N. G. Gore, S. M. Joshi, Aruna Asaf Ali, Usha Mehta and many others.
- The main activities of the underground leaders were as follows.
i. They operated secret radio stations.
ii. They disrupted the transport and communication systems.
iii. They printed and distributed propaganda literature.
h2: The Quit India Movement and Maharashtra:
- The people of Maharashtra had taken a very active part in the Quit India Movement.
- The people of Chimur, Ashti, Yawali, Mahad, Ahmadnagar, Pathardi, Gargoti and Nandurbar made a significant contribution in the movement.
- The people of Maharashtra had virtually crippled the British administration for some time.
- Krantisinha Nana Patil managed to run a Parallel government in Satara for quite a long time
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