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During the Quit India Movement, a parallel government known as the 'Prati Sarkar', which functioned from 1943 to about 1946, was set up in:
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Answer: Option C — Satara (Maharashtra)
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The "Prati Sarkar" (parallel government) was set up in the Satara district of Maharashtra in 1943, during the Quit India Movement, and functioned until about 1946.
Leaders:
It was led by Nana Patil (Krantisinh Nana Patil), a peasant leader, who became famous as "Krantisinh" (lion of the revolution).
Other leaders included Y. B. Chavan (who later became the first Chief Minister of Maharashtra), Kisan Veer, and G. D. Lad.
How it worked:
- It was organised in many villages of the Satara district, which then included parts of the present Sangli district.
- It set up its own courts ("Nyayadan Mandals"), which settled disputes among villagers.
- It ran its own volunteer force ("Toofan Sena"), which attacked government property, looted trains carrying government money, and cut telegraph lines.
- It punished moneylenders, informers and corrupt officials.
- It encouraged prohibition, literacy and inter-caste marriages, and conducted "Gandhi marriages" without priests or dowry.
- It collected taxes and ran its own administration in some areas.
Government response:
- The British police and army found it difficult to suppress the Prati Sarkar, because it had the support of the villagers.
- The leaders remained underground for several years.
Other parallel governments during Quit India:
- Ballia (United Provinces), in August 1942, under Chittu Pande; it lasted only about a week.
- Tamluk (Midnapore, Bengal), the "Tamralipta Jatiya Sarkar", from December 1942 to September 1944.
- Talcher (Odisha), where a parallel government was set up for a short time.
NCERT on Quit India:
NCERT notes that in the Quit India Movement, "parallel governments" were set up in some areas, such as Satara in Maharashtra and Midnapore in Bengal.
About Nana Patil:
After Independence, he became a Member of Parliament.
Why not the other options?
- ✗Tamluk, Ballia and Talcher had other parallel governments during the movement; "Prati Sarkar" refers to Satara.
Quick tip
Remember: "Prati Sarkar" (1943-46) = Satara (Nana Patil, Y. B. Chavan; "Toofan Sena"); other parallel governments: Ballia (Chittu Pande), Tamluk (Tamralipta Jatiya Sarkar).
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