The Quit India Movement (translated into several Indian languages as the Leave India Movement), also known as the August Movement, was a movement launched at the Bombay session of the All-India Congress Committee by Mahatma Gandhi on 9 August 1942, during World War II, demanding an end to British rule in India. From 29 April to 1 May 1942, the All India Congress Committee assembled in Allahabad to discuss the resolution of the Working Committee. ‚¬Å“Do or die‚¬„¢ call in the Historic session on 7th August 1942. The historic session of the Indian National Congress was held from 7th August 1942 at Gowalia Tank Maidan, Mumbai. The resolution was drawn up and passed the meeting for presentation to the Government. Quit India Resolution was drafted by Jawaharlal Nehru and it was moved by him on 8th August 1942 and Sardar Patel seconded it. The Quit India Movement (Bharat Chhodo Andolan or the August Movement) was civil disobedience in response to Mohandas Gandhi‚¬„¢s call for immediate independence. Gandhi hoped to bring the British government to the negotiating table. Hence, the correct answer is Jawahar Lal Nehru. Important PointsQuit India:On 8 August 1942 at the All-India Congress Committee session in Bombay, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi launched the 'Quit India' movement. The next day, Gandhi, Nehru, and many other leaders of the Indian National Congress were arrested by the British Government. Disorderly and non-violent demonstrations took place throughout the country in the following days. Gandhi seized upon the failure of the Cripps Mission, the advances of the Japanese in South-East Asia, and the general frustration with the British in India. He called for a voluntary British withdrawal from India.