New Delhi, Aug 9, 2016: Lok Sabha pays homage to freedom fighters on Quit India Movement.The Lok Sabha on Tuesday paid homage to the martyrs and freedom fighters who dedicated their lives to the liberation of the nation from the British rule.

Making a quick statement as quickly as the home started the day’s proceedings, Speaker Sumitra Mahajan recalled the Quit India Movement launched on this present day 74 years in the past, which, she stated, had confirmed to be a turning level within the nation’s freedom battle as Lok Sabha pays homage to freedom fighters on Quit India Movement.

The motion was launched on the name of Mahatma Gandhi when he urged nationwide mobilisation of individuals to reject the colonial rule, the Speaker stated.

Lok Sabha pays homage to freedom fighters on Quit India Movement.

“This motion later helped India attain Swarajya,” she stated.

On the event, members additionally stood in silence for some time as a mark of respect for the liberty fighters.

The Quit India Movement, additionally referred to as Bharat Chhodo Andolan, was a civil disobedience motion, launched on August 9, 1942, on the name of Mahatma Gandhi when Lok Sabha pays homage to freedom fighters on Quit India Movement.

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