What is Quit India Movement?

Mahatma Gandhi started the 'Quit India Movement' also known as 'August Movement' in August 1942, and decided to launch a mass civil disobedience movement called 'Do or Die' to force the Britishers to leave India. The movement led by Mahatma Gandhi was followed, by large-scale violence directed at telegraph offices, railway stations, government buildings, and other emblems and institutions of colonial rule. There were widespread acts of vandalism and sabotage for which the government held Gandhi responsible for the acts of violence, suggesting that they were a deliberate act of Congress policy. All the prominent leaders were arrested and the Congress was banned. The army and police were brought out to suppress the movement.

Nation observing today 77th anniversary of #AugustKranti marking launch of the #QuitIndiaMovement. pic.twitter.com/wZh30tznaU

— All India Radio News (@airnewsalerts) August 8, 2019

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