Congress says its complete prime management was jailed throughout Give up India motion however 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,” stated Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge.

In a publish on X, he stated, 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 stated.

Congress normal secretary Jairam Ramesh stated, late at evening 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 Might 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 stated.

He stated 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 the complete Congress management languished in jail and whereas the complete 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 properly,” Mr. Ramesh alleged.