describe brief Quit india movements(class 10)
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The Quit India Movement (translated into several Indian languages as the Leave India Movement), also known as the August Movement, was a movement launched at the Bombay session of the All-India Congress Committee by Mahatma Gandhi on 8 August 1942, during World War II, demanding an end to British rule in India.
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Mumbai’s Gowalia Tank Maidan also known as August Kranti Maidan is the place where the quit India movement was launched by Mahatma Gandhi. He along with other leaders gathered here on August 8 and 9, 1942.
The outcome of the movement was that Congress was declared an unlawful association and its offices all over the country were raided. The leaders were arrested and there rose a chaotic moment with this incident.
Also known as the India August Movement or August Kranti.
It was officially launched by the Indian National Congress (INC) led by Mahatma Gandhi on 9 August 1942.
The movement gave the slogans ‘Quit India’ or ‘Bharat Chodo’. Gandhi gave the slogan to the people – ‘Do or die’.
In line with the Congress ideology, it was supposed to be a peaceful non-violent movement aimed at urging the British to grant India independence.
The Quit India Resolution was passed by the Congress Working Committee on 8 August 1942 in Bombay. Gandhi was named the movement’s leader.
The resolution stated the provisions of the movement as:
An immediate end to British rule over India.
Declaration of the commitment of free India to defend itself against all kinds of imperialism and fascism.
Formation of a provisional government of India after British withdrawal.
Sanctioning a civil disobedience movement against British rule.
Gandhi’s instructions to various sections of the public:
Government servants: do not resign your job but proclaim loyalty to the INC.
Soldiers: be with the army but refrain from firing on compatriots.
Peasants: pay the agreed-upon rent if the landlords/Zamindars are anti-government; if they are pro-government, do not pay the rent.
Students: can leave studies if they are confident enough.
Princes: support the people and accept the sovereignty of them.
People of the princely states: support the ruler only if he is anti-government; declare themselves as part of the Indian nation.
Causes of Quit India Movement – Why was it launched?
The Second World War had started in 1939 and Japan, which was part of the Axis Powers that were opposed to the British in the war were gaining onto the north-eastern frontiers of India.
The British had abandoned their territories in South-East Asia and had left their population in the lurch. This act did not garner much faith among the Indian population who had doubts about the British ability to defend India against Axis aggression.
Gandhi also believed that if the British left India, Japan would not have enough reason to invade India.
Apart from hearing news about British setbacks in the war, the war-time difficulties such as high prices of essential commodities fostered resentment against the British government.
The failure of the Cripps Mission to guarantee any kind of a constitutional remedy to India’s problems also led to the INC calling for a mass civil disobedience movement.