Explain the reason for Lahore Session of the Congress in 1929 to be called ‘The Historical Session’.

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Explain the reason for Lahore Session of the Congress in 1929 to be called ‘The Historical Session’.

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answered Mar 14, 2018 by sanjaydas (61,430 points) 5 7 7
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(i) A Congress session was held at Lahore in 1929 under the Presidentship of Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru. 

(ii) It was in this session that congress declared ‘Purna Swaraj’ as its aim. 

(iii) In this session, it was decided to celebrate 26th January as an Independence day every year and people were asked to prepare themselves for the struggle for independence. 

(iv) It was after this session that Gandhiji sought to devise ways to relate the idea of independence with the daily issues of the people to make the struggle more practical.

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