India observes 77th anniversary of Quit India Movement |
India on Thursday is celebrating the 77th anniversary of the August Kranti Diwas, a day when the Quit India resolution was launched by Mahatma Gandhi in 1942, at the Gowalia Tank Maidan also known as the August Kranti Maidan in Mumbai. It was in this meeting that the Congress party had passed the famous `Quit India resolution` urging the British to leave India once and for all. The Quit India Movement was a strong and vehement appeal made by the Congress, asking the British to leave India once and for all and with the `Karo ya Maro` slogan infusing a life of its own among the masses. Soon after the delivery of Gandhi`s Speech, almost all the members of the Indian National Congress were imprisoned without any trial. There were large-scale peaceful protests and demonstrations that were held all over the country. More than 100,000 people were arrested for conducting peaceful protests and demonstrations across the country. It was also the first time that the Indian Tricolour was hoisted in public. Aruna Asaf Ali, despite several police warnings and government notices for banning public processions and assemblies, hoisted the Indian Tricolour proudly.
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