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‘To the altar of this revolution, we have brought our youth as incense’ Many nationalists thought that the struggle against the British could not be won through non-violence. In 1928, the Hindustan Socialist Republican Army(HSRA) was founded at a meeting in Feroz Shah Kotla ground in Delhi. Amongst its leaders were Bhagat Singh, Jatin Das, and Ajoy Ghosh. In a series of dramatic actions in different parts of India, the HSRA targeted some of the symbols of British power. In April 1929, BhagatSingh and Battlestar Dutta threw a bomb in the legislative assembly. In the same year, there was an attempt to blow up the train that Lord Irwin was travelling in. BhagatSingh was 23 when he was tried and executed by the colonial government. During his trial, Bhagat Singh stated that he did not wish to glorify ‘the cult of the bomb and pistol’ but wanted a revolution in society: ‘Revolution is the inalienable right of humanity. Freedom is an imprescriptible birthright of all. The labourer

is the real sustainer of society. To the altar of this revolution, we have brought our youth as incense, for no sacrifice is too great for magnificent a cause. We are content. We await the advent of the revolution. Inquilab Zindabad!’

Consider the following statements and find the incorrect from the given options.

1)      Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutta threw a bomb in the Central Legislative Assembly.

2)      Hindustan Socialist Republican Army was based on the principles given by Mahatma Gandhi.

3)      Bhagat Singh wanted a revolution in the society

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“Hindustan Socialist Republican Army was based on the principles given by Mahatma Gandhi” is the incorrect option.
The Hindustan Socialist Republican Army was based on the principles given by Ram Prasad Bismil. Mahatma Gandhi preached the principle of non-violence or ahimsa. However, the HSRA or the Hindustan Socialist Republican Army, founded in 1928, was formed on the principles of the nationalists who firmly believed that with non-violence, Indians would not be able to win the struggle against the British. The prime leaders of the HSRA included profound men and nationalists like Bhagat Singh, Jatin Das, and Ajoy Ghosh.

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