Question:-
Discuss the second phase of the revolutionary movement in India.
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Discuss the second phase of the revolutionary movement in India.
• In 1924, the revolutionary leaders formed the Hindustan Republic Association HRA.
• It aims was to overthrow the British through an armed revolution.
• In 1925, a group of revolutionaries stopped a train at kakori and took away some government money.
• In 1928, some revolutionaries killed the British police officer named Saunders to
take revenge of the death of Lala Lajpat Rai.
• Bhagat Singh was the prominent leader of this association.
• On April 1929, Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt threw a Bomb in the central legislative Assembly to protest against the Public safety bill and arrest of 31 labour leaders.
• British arrested both of them.
• In 1930, three young revolutionaries Benoy Bose, Badal Gupta and Dinesh Gupta killed the Inspector General of Prison.
• Surya Sen organized the Indian Republican Army.
• He attacked and occupied the revolutionaries the police armoury at Chittagong.
• He was arrested and hanged.
• Women also took an active part in this movement.
• Pritilata Waddedar became martyr in the struggle to free the country.