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SESSION OF CONGRESS
1923 Maulana Abul Delhi
(Special) Kalam Azad
1924 Mahatma Gandhi Belgaum
1925 Sarojini Naidu Kanpur
1926 Srinivas Iyengar Guwahati
1927 MA Ansari Madras This session started a month after the appointment of Simon
December Commission
Decision to boycott Simon Commission, “at every stage and in every
form”
Resolution was passed which declared complete independence as the
goal of the Congress. Factions of Muslim league and Hindu Mahasabha
supported the Congress but Unionist party (Punjab) and Justice Party
decided not to boycott.
Muslim League as a gesture of solidarity even accepted the principle
of joint electorates, provided seats were reserved for the Muslims
December Motilal Nehru Calcutta Nehru Report is adopted by the Congress and it gives an ultimatum to
1928 the British to accept/reject the report by December 31 st, 1929, failing which
the Congress would launch Civil Disobedience
In March 1929, Gandhiji initiated the Foreign Cloth Boycott campaign
in Calcutta and was later arrested, to be released later only on personal
recognizance
December Jawaharlal Nehru Lahore Anti-Simon Commission agitation
1929 Nehru was appointed cum nominated, as 15/18 ministries voted
against him but Gandhiji backed him for Presidentship
British Silence on Ultimatum given by Calcutta session on the Nehru
report.
RTC was to be boycotted
Resolution of Complete Independence or Poorna Swaraj was adopted
here on 31st Dec 1929
Tri colour was hosted on 26th Jan 1930 and the day was celebrated as
Poorna Swaraj Day
The increasing communal violence and economic unrest in India on
account great depression and problems of unemployment.
Gandjiji gave an 11 point demand to the British with an ultimatum of
1 month (i.e. 31st Jan 1930)
1930 Jawaharlal nehru Lahore
1931 Vallabhbhai Patel Karachi Gandhi-Irwin pact (1931) was endorsed and decision made to
participate in RTC-2
Resolution was passed praising the role of the three revolutionaries
Resolution on Fundamental Rights and National Economic
Programme was passed
Spelt out for the first time what Swaraj would mean to masses
Gandhiji said, “Gandhi may die, but Gandhism will remain forever.”
1932 MM Malviya Delhi
1933 MM Malviya & Calcutta
Neelie Sengupta
1934 & Rajendra Prasad Bombay
1935
1936 Jawaharlal Nehru Lucknow Nehru advocated Socialism in his Presidential speech which he
regarded as “the only key to the solution of the world‟s problem and of
India‟s problem.
In this session as well as the next one, Congress decided to fight in the
Feb 1937 elections
1936 & Jawaharlal Nehru Faizpur Adoption of an agrarian programme by the Congress
1937 Nehru attacked Fascism and Congress condemned Japanese
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aggression of China & Italian aggression of Abyssinia
Congress rejected the Govt. of India act 1935 and demanded
constituent assembly on adult suffrage
Congress decided to fight for Feb 1937 elections and postpone the
decision on office acceptance to the post-election phase
1938 Subash Chandra Haripura 51st session of the Congress
Bose Debates on international and national matters were done
1939 Subash Chandra Tripuri SC Bose defeated Pattabhi Sitaramayya (He established
Bose Andhra Bank in Machilipatnam in 1923)
This was regarded as a victory of the Left Wing, as the Right
Wing had solidly supported Sitaramayya. Even Gandhi regarded this defeat
as his own defeat.
Finally SC Bose resigned from the Presidentship of Congress
and floated Forward Bloc in 1940
Congress decided to take a more active part in the States
People‟s movements.
1940 Maulana Abul Ramgarh Decision was taken to strengthen Congress from within before
Kalam Azad launching Civil Disobedience movement as the organization was in
shambles lack of unity among the people; masses were tired, etc
Sep 1945 Bombay At its 1st post-war session, in Sep 1945 a strong resolution was
adopted declaring Congress support for the INA cause
April 1947 Acharya JB Kriplani Delhi At the session, Kriplani communicated to the Viceroy –
“…rather than have a battle, we shall give them their Pakistan provided you
allow Bengal and Punjab to be partitioned in a fair manner.” (addressed to
Mountbatten)
1948-49 Dr. Pittabhi Jaipur
Sitaraimayya