Overview

• On August 8, Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh led MPs in a tribute and moment of silence for Quit India Movement freedom fighters at Parliament.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi and senior Cabinet ministers used posts on X to honour the courage of those who answered Gandhi’s ‘Do or Die’ call and to emphasize its role in uniting Indians against colonial rule.
• Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and general secretary Jairam Ramesh commemorated the 83rd anniversary by paying floral tributes and accusing the RSS of having opposed the Quit India Movement and later the Constitution.
• In Mumbai, Maharashtra Congress and NCP leaders including Harshwardhan Sapkal, Sharad Pawar and Ajit Pawar joined Tushar Gandhi and other citizens in offering floral wreaths at the August Kranti Maidan martyrs’ memorial.
• Youth activists in Mysuru placed flowers at a Gandhi bust to recall the movement’s grassroots roots and underscore its nonviolent democratic legacy.