Congress says its entire top leadership was jailed during Quit India movement but RSS opposed it

The Congress on Saturday (August 9, 2025) paid tributes to individuals who participated within the Give up India motion and remembered the contribution of freedom fighters who sacrificed their lives for the nation’s freedom.

On the 83rd anniversary of the Give up India motion, the Congress additionally alleged that whereas the Congress management on the time languished in jails, the RSS opposed the motion.

“In 1942, the Give up India Motion was began towards the British rule with the invaluable mantra of the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi, ‘Do or Die’, which gave new enthusiasm to the liberty wrestle,” mentioned Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge.

In a publish on X, he mentioned, beneath the management of the Indian Nationwide Congress, numerous Indians took to the streets within the Give up India motion and wrote the saga of this unforgettable historical past.

“On ‘August Kranti Diwas’, we pay our heartfelt tributes to all the liberty fighters who sacrificed their lives for the liberty of the nation,” Mr. Kharge mentioned.

Congress basic secretary Jairam Ramesh mentioned, late at night time on August 8, 1942, the All India Congress Committee handed the historic Give up India decision.

“Thereafter Mahatma Gandhi gave his iconic ‘Do or Die’ speech heralding the launch of the Give up India motion.”

“Within the very early hours of Aug ninth, 1942, the highest management of the Congress had been jailed. Gandhiji himself was stored on the Aga Khan palace in Pune until Could 6, 1944. Nehru, Patel, Azad, Pant, and others had been taken to Ahmednagar Fort jail the place they remained until March 28, 1945,” Mr. Ramesh mentioned.

He mentioned for Nehru it was the ninth imprisonment and between 1921 and 1945, he spent a complete of 9 years in jail. It was in Ahmednagar jail that he wrote his immortal The Discovery of India, he famous.

“Whereas your entire Congress management languished in jail and whereas your entire nation was stirred, the RSS brotherhood actively opposed the Give up India motion. Seven years later it was to oppose the Structure of India as nicely,” Mr. Ramesh alleged.