September 16, 2024 4:27 PM

Rajya Sabha pays homage on 81st Anniversary of ‘Quit India Movement’

On Friday, India marked the 81st anniversary of the historic 'Quit India Movement', a pivotal moment in the country's struggle for independence from British colonial rule. The occasion was solemnly observed in the Rajya Sabha, India's upper house of parliament, led by Vice-President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar. The 'Quit India Movement', launched on August 9, 1942, following Mahatma Gandhi's rousing "Do or Die" speech at the Bombay session of the Congress on August 8, was a decis...