History & Civics
Read the excerpt given below and answer the questions that follow:
Govt. Decides to Meet Congress "Challenge"
Action To Be Preventive
Not Punitive
—Indian Express, August 10, 1942
Which "Challenge" is referred to in the above newspaper article? What 'Action' did the Government take?
Quit India Movement
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Answer
The challenge referred to in the article is the Quit India Movement.
The Government took the following actions:
- Mahatma Gandhi and all prominent Congress leaders were arrested to prevent the movement from spreading.
- The Congress was declared an unlawful organization.
- Gandhiji was detained at the Agha Khan Palace in Pune while the others leaders were sent to jail in Ahmednagar Fort.
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“I, therefore, want freedom immediately, this very night, before dawn, if it can be had…. Fraud and untruth today are stalking the world. …. You may take it from me that I am not going to strike a bargain with the Viceroy for ministries and the like. I am not going to be satisfied with anything short of complete freedom. …. Here is a mantra, a short one, that I give you. You may imprint it on your hearts and let every breath of yours give expression to it. The mantra is: “Do or Die”. We shall either free India or die in the attempt; we shall not live to see the perpetuation of our slavery.
(Mahatma Gandhi addressing the Congress delegates on the night of 8 August, 1942)
(a) State briefly the reasons that led Mahatma Gandhi to assert that he would not strike a bargain with the Viceroy.
(b) Which movement was stared as a consequence of Mahatma Gandhi's call for ‘Do or Die’? Explain briefly what all happened during this movement.
(c) Was this movement a success or a failure? Give reasons to support your answer.