India needs another 'do or die' movement against present 'dictatorial' govt, says Rahul Gandhi on anniversary of Quit India Movement

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi took to Twitter on the anniversary of the launch of the Quit India Movement, and called it a “chapter of history that can never be forgotten”. The movement, which started from then Bombay on August 8, 1942, had given sleepless nights to the British, Gandhi said.

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Updated Aug 8, 2022, 18:31 IST

Rahul Gandhi paid tribute to the freedom fighters who sacrificed their lives for the freedom of the country on the anniversary of the launch of the Quit India Movement. (File image)

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New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday said India needs another ‘do or die’ movement like the one launched in 1942 is needed against the present “dictatorial government”.

The former Congress president took to Twitter on the anniversary of the launch of the Quit India Movement, and called it a “chapter of history that can never be forgotten”.

The movement, which started from then Bombay on August 8, 1942, had given sleepless nights to the British, Gandhi said.

“On that August evening, people started gathering at the Gowalia Tank Maidan in Bombay and Gandhi ji gave the slogan ‘Do or Die’ with which the last chapter of British rule in India began,” he said in Hindi.

Following this, lakhs of people of the country became a part of this movement without caring about their lives in which about 940 people were martyred and thousands arrested, he said.

He paid tribute to the freedom fighters who sacrificed their lives for the freedom of the country on the anniversary of the launch of the Quit India Movement.

“Today, another ‘do or die’ movement is needed against the dictatorial government and to protect the country, now the time has come when it is imperative to speak up against injustice,” the Congress leader said, adding that dictatorship, inflation and unemployment will have to quit India.

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