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Q134 (IAS/2005) History & Culture › National Movement (1857–1947) › Gandhian mass movements Answer Verified

Consider the following statements : On the eve of launch of Quit India Movement, Mahatma Gandhi 1. asked the government servants to resign. 2. asked the soldiers to leave their posts 3. asked the Princes of the Princely States to accept the sovereignty of their own people. Which of the above statements is/are correct?

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On the eve of the Quit India launch Gandhi’s specific, section-wise instructions are recorded at the Gowalia Tank meeting. He specifically told government servants not to resign but to declare allegiance to the Congress, and told soldiers not to leave the army and not to fire on compatriots [1]. By contrast, he asked the Princes to support the masses and to accept the sovereignty of their people, urging princely states to align with popular will [2]. Therefore only statement 3 is correct; statements 1 and 2 are contradicted by Gandhi’s actual instructions [2].

Sources

  1. [1] Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 23: Quit India Movement, Demand for Pakistan, and the INA > Gandhi's General Instructions to Different Sections > p. 448
  2. [2] Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 23: Quit India Movement, Demand for Pakistan, and the INA > Gandhi's General Instructions to Different Sections > p. 449
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