Question
‘Operation Vijay’ was planned in Goa.

Answer

  • Goa was under Portuguese control. In 1928 ‘Goa Congress Committee was formed and it became the branch of the Indian National Congress.
  • ‘Quit Goa’ slogans were posted all over Goa.
  • Dr. Kunha played an important role in Goa. Dr. Lohia got arrested in Civil Disobedience Movement.
  • Dr. Kunha was also arrested. After his release from jail, he started a newspaper namely ‘Azad Goa’ and ‘Swatantra Goa’.
  • One of the groups of activists unfurled the Indian flag at the fort of Panaji.
  • Many eminent people participated in Goa Liberation Movement. Mohan Ranade systematically began anti-Portuguese propaganda in Goa. He was arrested and kept in jail till 1972.
  • ‘Maratha’, a newspaper, was trying to get support from Maharashtra for Goa. Soon Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru sent the Indian army to Goa for the mission called “Operation Vijay”.
  • Within 48 hours Portuguese surrendered and Goa became a part of the Indian Republic. And 450 years rule of foreign power came to an end.

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