The 78th anniversary of Quit India Movement is being observed on 8 August 2020. On 8 Aug 1942, Mahatma Gandhi gave a clarion call to end the British rule and launched the Quit India Movement at the session of the All-India Congress Committee in Mumbai.
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Key-Points
On August 8, 1942, Mahatma Gandhi gave the clarion call of Do or Die to all Indians to drive away Britishers from the country.
The movement had begun from Gawalia Tank in Mumbai. The day is observed as August Kranti Day every year.
Quit India Movement
The Movement was also called the India August Movement or August Kranti. The movement created slogans such as “Bharat Chodo”, “Quit India”, “Do or Die”. The Quit India Resolution was passed in the Congress meet held in Bombay on 8th August 1942. The resolution had the following mandatories
- It demanded for an immediate end to British rule in India
- It declared commitment free India to defend itself against imperialism and fascism
- It demanded formation of provisional government of India after withdrawal of British
