Gandhi's Letter to the Police Commissioner on Civil Disobedience

Sub title : Notice of a Symbolic Protest, the Official Refusal Based on the Quit India Resolution

Subject: Indian Independence Movement | Civil Disobedience | Quit India Movement | Mahatma Gandhi

Date of publication: 1944

Language: English

Page: 3 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 28393

Keyword: Gandhi -- Civil Disobedience -- Quit India Resolution -- Bombay Congress -- Flag Salutation | A. Jafer Bhai -- Nagindas Master -- Police Commissioner -- Arrests -- Stock Exchange -- Congress Flag

Abstract: This document set contains a statement by Mahatma Gandhi defending the right to peaceful, symbolic protest and framing civil disobedience as a duty if authorities obstruct this right. It includes an official rebuttal clarifying that permission for a meeting was denied because it involved reciting the 1942 Quit India resolution. A related news report details the arrest of Congress members in Bombay for attempting a flag salute ceremony, resulting in market closures and public displays of Congress flags.

Description: This is a set of historical documents from the Indian independence movement, or shortly after. It originates from the Private Secretary to the Ruler of Bhopal, suggesting it was an official circular or intelligence digest intended for high-level administration. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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