Forward Bloc and Indian National Army

1. Forward Bloc Formation Subhas Chandra Bose resigned from the

Presidentship of the Indian National Congress in 1939 due to differences with Gandhiji and

the Congress High Command. He believed in militant methods and wanted to use the international

situation (Second World War) to gain freedom. In May 1939, he founded the Forward

Bloc within the Congress to consolidate all radical, left-wing, and anti-imperialist

elements. Objectives of the Forward Bloc Liberation of India by mobilizing all

anti-British forces. To organize a strong left-wing political party with socialist ideas.

To oppose British imperialism with mass movements and militant action. To harness the Second