Question 803

Which of the following events is associated with the Dhekiajuli town of Assam ?

Answer

Quit India Movement

Why?

Explanation: PM Modi recently paid a visit to the “matryr town” of Dhekiajuli in Assam. Dhekiajuli in Assam is considered home to possibly the youngest martyr of the Indian freedom struggle. On 20th September 1942, as part of the Quit India Movement, processions of freedom fighters marched to various police stations across several towns in Assam. These squads, which were known as ‘Mrityu Bahini’, or death squads, had wide participation - including women and children - and set out to unfurl the tricolour atop police stations, seen as symbols of colonial power. The British administration came down heavily on them. In Dhekiajuli, at least 15 people were shot dead, three of them women, including the 12-year-old Tileswari Barua. Tileswari is considered as one of the youngest martyrs of India’s freedom struggle.