INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -On 8 August 1942 at the All-India Congress Committee session in Bombay, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi launched the ‘Quit India’ movement. The next day, Gandhi, Nehru and many other leaders of the Indian National Congress were arrested by the British Government.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Quit India Movement, also known as the Bharat Chhodo Andolan, was a movement launched at the Bombay session of the All India Congress Committee by Mahatma Gandhi on 8th August 1942, during World War II, demanding an end to British rule in India.

Detailed explanation-3: -The All India Committee of Congress passed the Quit India Resolution on 8 August 1942.

Detailed explanation-4: -Quit India Resolution was drafted by Jawaharlal Nehru and it was moved by him on 8th August 1942 and Sardar Patel seconded it. The Quit India Movement (Bharat Chhodo Andolan or the August Movement) was civil disobedience in response to Mohandas Gandhi’s call for immediate independence.