Soon after the declaration of World War II, the British invoked the Defence of India Act, which allowed detention without a trial. Many Congress leaders such as Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, Abul Kalam Azad, and Vallabhbhai Patel were arrested. A ban was imposed on public meetings, protests were suppressed, and thousands of people were imprisoned. Despite all this, acts of resistance continued across many parts of India.
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