Quit India movement (1942)

                     On Aug. 8, 1942, the Congress in its meeting at Goweliya Tank, Bombay Passed resolution known as’ Quit India ‘ resolution , whereby Gandhiji asked the British to quit India and gave a call for ‘Do or die’ (We shall either free India or die in the attempt ) to his countrymen.

                    On Aug.9, 1942 all the prominent leaders like Gandhi, Nehru, and Patel etc. were arrested but the rest most of (J.P., Lohiya, Aruna Ashaf Ali, Usha Mehta etc) continued the revolutionary struggle . 

                    Violence spread throughout the country, several government offices were destroyed and damaged, the telegraph wires cut and communication paralyzed.

  Parallel governments were established in some places viz.

 1. Balia, U.P. (by Chittu Pandeya)-first Parallel govt. 

 2. Tamulak, Midnapur Distt., Bengal (by Satis Samant) 

 3. Satara, Maharashtra (by Y.B. Chahvan and Nana Patil) – the longest (term) parallel govt.

 4. Talchar, Orissa. The movement was, however, crushed by the government.