Correct option is C
(c) 1939 A.D.
Sol. Subhash Chandra Bose founded the Forward Bloc on June 22, 1939, after resigning from the presidency of the Indian National Congress due to ideological differences with Mahatma Gandhi. The Forward Bloc aimed at uniting anti-British forces and demanding complete independence for India. Bose strongly opposed the moderate approach of the Congress and sought more radical measures for achieving independence.
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- The Forward Bloc was part of the All India Congress Committee (AICC) initially.
- Its primary goal was to mobilize the youth and revolutionaries against British rule.
- Bose was elected President of Congress in 1938 and 1939, but he had conflicts with Gandhi and Nehru over strategies.
- The party played a key role in India’s Quit India Movement in 1942.
- During World War II, Bose formed the Indian National Army (INA) to fight against British rule.
- The Forward Bloc remains an active political party today, though with limited influence.
- Bose later allied with Germany and Japan in his struggle against British imperialism.