In 1943, young leaders in which one of the following districts of Maharashtra set up a parallel Government (prati sarkar) with volunteer corps (seva dais) and village units (tufan dais) ?

In 1943, during the Quit India Movement, a parallel government known as the 'Prati Sarkar' was established in the Satara district of Maharashtra [5]. Led by Krantisinha Nana Patil, this movement represented a significant phase of underground resistance against British authority [4]. The Prati Sarkar operated through a structured organizational framework that included volunteer corps known as 'Seva Dals' and specialized village units called 'Tufan Dals' (Whirlwind Army) [3]. These units were responsible for maintaining law and order, collecting arms, and conducting guerrilla-style operations across over 150 villages. The movement also established people's courts (Nyayadan Mandals) to settle disputes, effectively bypassing the colonial judicial system [4]. This parallel administration remained functional until 1946, demonstrating the depth of peasant mobilization and nationalist sentiment in the region during the final stages of the freedom struggle [2].

Sources

1. [2] Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 23: Quit India Movement, Demand for Pakistan, and the INA > Origin and First Phase of the Indian National Army > p. 461
2. [5] https://ia601500.us.archive.org/22/items/in.ernet.dli.2015.220430/2015.220430.The-Indian_text.pdf
3. [1] http://indianculture.gov.in/digital-district-repository/district-repository/quit-india-movement-satara
4. [4] https://www.satara.gov.in/en/prominent-personalities/
5. [3] https://egyankosh.ac.in/bitstream/123456789/44329/3/Block-5.pdf