During the Indian freedom struggle, the Khudai Khidmatgars, also known as Red Shirts, called for
- Athe Union of Pashtun tribal areas in north-west with the Afghanistan
- Bthe adoption of terrorist tactics and methods for terrorising and finally ousting the colonial rulers
- Cthe adoption of communist revolutionary ideology for political and social reform
- Dthe Pathan regional nationalist unity and a struggle against colonialismCorrect
Explanation
The Khudai Khidmatgars, meaning Servants of God, was a non violent movement founded by Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, also known as Frontier Gandhi, in the North West Frontier Province.
Option D is correct because the movement focused on uniting the Pathan people under a regional nationalist identity to fight against British colonial rule through non violent means. They were closely allied with the Indian National Congress and participated in the Civil Disobedience Movement.
The movement did not seek to join Afghanistan (Option A), it strictly rejected violence and terrorism (Option B), and while it focused on social reform, it was based on Islamic principles of service and non violence rather than communist revolutionary ideology (Option C).
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