In which city was the Jhanda Satyagraha or Flag Satyagraha of 1923 held?
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 2 i.e. Nagpur.
1. With the observance of the All India Flag Day on June 18, 1923, the Jhanda Satyagraha assumed a national complexion with Nagpur as its headquarters and “Nagpur Chalo” as its slogan.
2. In India, Flag (Jhanda) Satyagraha is a campaign of peaceful civil disobedience during the Indian independence movement that focused on exercising the right and freedom to hoist the nationalist flag.
3. It challenged the legitimacy of British Rule in India through the defiance of laws prohibiting the hoisting of nationalist flags and restricting civil freedoms.
4. Flag Satyagrahas were conducted most notably in the city of Nagpur in 1923 but also in many other parts of India.