Role of Indian National Congress

 Role of Indian National Congress in Indian Freedom Movement

Indian National Congress Sessions

First Session: held at Bombay in 1885. President: W.C. Bannerjee.Formation of Indian National Congress.

      

Second Session: held at Calcutta in 1886. President: Dadabhai Naoroji

Third Session: held at Madras in 1887. President: Syed Badruddin Tyabji, first muslim President.

Fourth Session: held at Allahabad in 1888. President: George Yule, first English President.

1896: Calcutta. President: Rahimtullah Sayani. National Song ‘Vande Mataram’ sung for the first time by Rabindranath Tagore.

Partition Of Bengal - 1905

Bengal was partitioned in two parts by Lord Curzon. He adopted the divide and rule policy. Swadeshi movement and Boycott movement started against the partition in the same year.

Formation of Muslim League - 1906

The Muslim League was founded in 1906 to safeguard the rights of Indian Muslims. At first the league was encouraged by the British and was generally favourable to their rule, but the organization adopted self-government for India as its goal in 1913. For several decades the league and its leaders, notably Mohammed Ali Jinnah, called for Hindu-Muslim unity in a united and independent India. 

                              

1907: Surat. President: Rash Bihari Ghosh.Split in Congress- Moderates & Extremist.Adjournment of Session

1911: A declaration was given by Lord Harding to cancel the Bengal partition and also a announcement was made to shift the capital from Kolkata to Delhi. The capital was completely shifted to Delhi in 1912. 

1916: Lucknow. President: A.C. Majumdar.Unity between two factions-Moderates and Extremists of Congress. Lucknow Pact signed between Congress and Muslim League to build political consensus

1917: Calcutta. President: Annie Besant, First Woman President of Congress

1918 (Special session): Bombay. President: Syed Hasan Imam.The session was convened to deliberate the contentious Montagu–Chelmsford Reforms Scheme which demanded separate electorate for Sikh and Chirtian in the country.

1920 (Special Session): Calcutta. President: Lala Lajpat Rai. Mahatma Gandhi moved the Non cooperation resolution started on 1st August. First mass based political movement under Gandhiji. Movement started with Mahatma Gandhi renouncing the 'Kesar-e-Hind' titke given to him. MA Jinnah left the Indian National Congress.

1922: Gaya. President: C.R. Das. CR Das and other leaders broke away from INC. Formation of Swaraj Party

1924: Belgaum. President: M.K. Gandhi. Only Session presided over by Mahatma Gandhi

1925: Kanpur. President: Sarojini Naidu, First Indian Woman President

1928: Calcutta. President: Motilal Nehru. Formation of All India Youth Congress. The Nehru report was also published which contained the fundamental rights and elemination of different electorate.

1929: Lahore. President: Jawahar Lal Nehru. Passed the resolution on ‘Poorna Swaraj.’. Civil Disobedience movement for complete independence to be launched. 26 January to be observed as ‘Independence Day’.