QUIT INDIA MOVEMENT Quit India moment quit India resolution was passed in Bombay session of Congress on August 8 1942 quit India moment was to be carried out in a non-violent way at wider scale addressing the congressman Gandhi gave the mantra of do or die done that he said we shall either free India or die in the attempt British government took immediate action to stop the movement in early hours of 9th August Sardar Patel, mahatma Gandhi, molinaro, maulana Azad estra were arrested. At least 148 Congress leaders and their follower were arrested people were not left with any big leader they started moment in a way as they could all over India there were strikes in factories all shops schools and colleges were closed anti British demonstrations were held all over India police resorted to firing and Lahti charges to control the people at some places people attacked police stations post off