Jammu, 10 August (H.S.): In connection with the ‘Quit India Day’ anniversary today an impressive function was held here today at PCC headquarters Shahidi Chowk Jammu in which senior leaders of PCC, DCC and frontal organizations besides a large number of prominent workers participated and remembered sacrifices and contributions of great leaders of Indian National Congress led by Mahatma Gandhi.
The function was presided over by former Minister and working president PCC, Raman Bhalla and attended by Th Balwan Singh (ex-MLA), chief spokesperson Ravinder Sharma (ex-MLC), Yogesh Sawhney (ex-Minister), Ved Mahajan (Ex-MLC I/C Hq), Th Balbir Singh (ex-MLA), Yash Pal Kundal (ex-Minister), Rajnish Sharma (Treasurer), GM Saroori (ex-Minister), Kanta Bhan, DCC presidents Th Manmohan Singh (Jammu Urban), Hari Singh Chib (Jammu Rural), Pravez Wani (Ramban), Sanjeev Panda, Javed Lone, Vijay Shastri, Virinder Manhas, Ashok Bhagat and others.
The speakers recalled the freedom struggle and the role of Quit India Movement of 1942 launched by INC led by MK Gandhi in achieving the goal of freedom. The AICC session at Bombay on August 8, 1942 decided to launch the Quit India Movement. The entire national leadership of Congress were taken into custody same night. The next day Aruna Asif Ali a young leader hoisted the flag breaking all barriers and movement was launched through the length and breadth of the country.
While Mahatma Gandhi was in jail, his wife Kasturba Gandhi expired, Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru remained in jail for nearly three years till March 1945.. The entire leadership was in jail but it was Indira Gandhi who returned from Srinagar airport and led the entire movement. This movement forced Britishers to decide to leave this country and we attained freedom in 1947.
Bhalla also recalled that there are forces and organizations who did not participate in the Quit India Movement and sided with Britishers but today questioning Congress and its leadership, which is very unfortunate and irony of the time. Their descendants now claim to be ultra-nationalists and questioning the credibility and loyalty of Congress party to the nation. The present regime wants to distort the history of nation and misguide young generations.
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Hindusthan Samachar / Krishan Kumar
