Question

Q40) Consider the following statements with respect to Individual Satyagraha
i). After the August offer, the radicals & leftists wanted to start a mass civil disobedience movement, but Mahatma Gandhi insisted on Individual Satyagraha
ii). Jawaharlal Nehru was the first Individual Satyagrahi
iii). It was not to seek independence but to affirm the right of speech
Which of the above is/are correct?

• A. a) i Only
  
• B. b) ii Only
  
• C. c) i and iii
  
• D. d) i, ii and iii

Answer 1

The correct option is C c) i and iii


Ans (c)
After the disappointing August offer, the radicals & leftists (Congress Socialist Party, All India Kisan Sabhas etc) wanted to start a mass civil disobedience movement, but Mahatma Gandhi insisted on Individual Satyagraha as he didn’t want to take advantage of the difficult situation of the British. During the end of 1940, the government took away the freedom of speech, press, associations etc. Hence, Gandhi launched his Individual Satyagraha. It’s aim was
To show that Indians were not weak
To disprove the British claim of Indiasupporting the war effort whole heartedly
Express the people’s feeling that they saw no difference between Nazism and Colonialism
Give another opportunity to the government to accept Congress demands peacefully
The demand of the satyagrahis was to affirm the freedom of speech against war through an anti-war declaration
Mahatma Gandhi nominated Acharya Vinobha Bhave in Oct 1940 as the first individual satyagrahi followed by Nehru. In Dec 1941, CWC (Congress Working Committee) suspended the movement