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Civil Disobedience Movement (1930-1934)
- In the prevailing atmosphere of restlessness, the annual session of the Congress was held at Lahore in December 1929.
- During this session presided over by Jawaharlal Nehru the Congress passed the Poorna Swaraj resolution
- Moreover, as the government failed to accept the Nehru Report, the Congress gave a call to launch the Civil Disobedience Movement.
- The Congress had also observed January 26, 1930 as the Day of Independence.
- The same date later became the Republic Day when the Indian Constitution was enforced in 1950.