M.K. Gandhi's Reply to "Congress Responsibility for the Disturbances, 1942-43

Sub title : A Rebuttal from Detention, with Appendices of Articles and Speeches

Subject: Quit India Movement | Congress Responsibility | British Government

Date of publication: 1943

Language: English

Page: 115 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 27439

Keyword: M.K. Gandhi — Quit India Movement — Congress Responsibility | British Government — 1942 Disturbances — Detention — Harijan — Non-Violence | British Withdrawal — Sardar Patel — Jawaharlal Nehru

Abstract: This document is M.K. Gandhi's detailed rebuttal, written from his detention camp in Poona on 15th July 1943, to the Government of India's publication "Congress Responsibility for the Disturbances, 1942-43". Gandhi systematically refutes the charges against him and the Congress High Command, arguing that the indictment is based on misrepresentations and innuendo. He criticizes the timing of the Government's publication during his fast, analyzes the alleged evidence, and provides extensive appendices containing excerpts from his "Harijan" articles and speeches by Congress leaders like Sardar Patel, Dr. Rajendra Prasad, and Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru.

Description: A comprehensive rebuttal drafted by M.K. Gandhi during his imprisonment, challenging the official British narrative of the 1942 disturbances. The document is structured as a point-by-point refutation, supported by a meticulously compiled appendix of original writings and speeches intended to prove the Congress's commitment to a non-violent mass movement. It highlights Gandhi's strategic communication from captivity and the ideological battle over the interpretation of the Quit India Movement. This document is significant for understanding the Congress perspective and Gandhi's political methodology during a critical phase of the Indian independence struggle. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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