Question

Impact of quit india movement on independence

Answer 1

The agitation in relation to the Quit India Movement was marked by violence as well as non-violence. This was so because all the prominent and minor leaders of the organi­zation were put behind the bars and masses without leadership had to choose their own means to achieve the end before them. C. Rajagopalachari was out of Congress when it was banned by the Government. The leaderless people resorted to violent acts of sabotage, arson and incendiarism. The city of Madras (now Chennai) was the scene of hartals, strikes, riots and all sorts of acts of violence.

The districts were all in violent upheaval Dr. B.S. Baliga describes the scene as follows: "In North Arcot, besides hartals and demonstrations, telephone and telegraph wires were cut, post boxes were removed, the Public Works Inspection bungalow at Panapakkam and police huts at Vellore were burnt, Forest rest houses near Vellore and the village chavadis in Panapakkam and Timiri were set on fire, and a goods train was derailed, badly damaging many wagons between Tandarai and Adichanur railway stations-Collective fines were imposed on some villages in these districts, amounting to Rs. 6,535.

Answer 2

Impacts of the Quit India Movement

(i) The Quit India Movement paved a way for the Independence of India .

(ii) The Quit India Movement strengthened the position of the Congress.

(iii) The Movement demonstrated the depth of the nationalistic feelings of the people of India.

(iv) All sections of the society participated in it and hence the Quit India Movement resulted in unity of the Indians

(v) It led to the constitutional reforms of India .

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