The quit india movement or the …

The Quit India Movement was Mahatma Gandhi’s third major movement against British rule. It was launched in 8^th August 1942 by Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi at the All India Congress Session in Bombay. There is evidence that this movement was a mass movement.

I. It was the biggest civil disobedience movement for Independence.

II. After the arrest of all the major leaders in this movement, there were violent protests staged by people across India

III. While Mahatma Gandhi was jailed immediately after the launch of the movement, this did not stop the movement in any way. Younger activists launched a variety of strikes and acts of sabotage all across the country.

IV. Within the underground resistance, political leaders such as Jayaprakash Narayan, who was a socialist member of the Congress, were also very active.

V. In districts such as Satara and Medinipur, claims were made for “independent” governments. For example, in Satara in 1943, some of the younger leaders set up their own parallel government.