Explanation: The militant nationalists tried to transform the anti-partition and Swadeshi Movement into a mass struggle and gave the slogan of India’s independence from foreign rule.

• “Political freedom is the life-breath of a nation,” declared Aurobindo.
• Thus, the Extremists gave the idea of India’s independence the central place in India’s politics.
• The goal of independence was to be achieved through self-sacrifice.

Source: Spectrum Modern India