Khudai Khidmatgar, a voluntary organisation, was established by which of the following leaders of India?

Correct option is B

Correct Answer: B. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan

Explanation:

Khudai Khidmatgar (meaning "Servants of God") was a non-violent, anti-colonial movement founded by Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, also known as Frontier Gandhi, in 1929 in the North-West Frontier Province (now in Pakistan). The movement aimed to resist British rule through non-violent civil disobedience, aligning with Mahatma Gandhi's principles of Satyagraha.

Leader: Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan (also called "Frontier Gandhi" due to his strong Gandhian beliefs).

• Founded in: 1929, North-West Frontier Province (NWFP, now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan).
• Objectives:
  • Promote non-violent resistance against British rule.
  • Work for social reforms, education, and Hindu-Muslim unity.
  • Oppose British military recruitment of Pashtuns.
• British Response:
  • The British brutally suppressed the movement, with mass arrests and killings.
  • The Qissa Khwani Bazaar massacre (1930) in Peshawar was one of the deadliest crackdowns on Khudai Khidmatgar members.
• Role in Freedom Struggle:
  • Supported the Quit India Movement (1942).
  • Opposed Partition of India (1947), but after independence, the movement declined due to repression in Pakistan.

• Muhammad Ali Jinnah : Leader of All India Muslim League, but not associated with Khudai Khidmatgar.
• Hakim Ajmal Khan : A freedom fighter and physician, but not the founder of Khudai Khidmatgar.
• Maulana Muhammad Ali : Leader of the Khilafat Movement, not associated with Khudai Khidmatgar.