Question

Do you think the masses deviated from the Gandhiji's ideology of a non-violent mass struggle during the Quit India Movement? Give reasons to support your answer.

Answer 1

During the Quit India Movement, most people did not stray from Gandhiji's ideology of non-violence. They followed his principle of peaceful struggle for freedom.

Though there were some instances of violence, such as attacks on symbols of British authority like police stations, post offices, railway stations, and cutting telegraph wires, these were isolated events. The movement, as a whole, remained non-violent.

Gandhiji refused to blame the people for the violence and held the government responsible for creating the situation. So, despite these small incidents, the Quit India Movement was largely a peaceful and non-violent mass movement for India's freedom.