Describe Nagpur Session (1920) of Indian National Congress (INC).

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Asked: July 29, 20202020-07-29T08:40:34+05:30 2020-07-29T08:40:34+05:30In: UPSC CSE

Describe Nagpur Session (1920) of the Indian National Congress (INC). Name its President.

Sweety · Accepted Answer · 2020-07-29T08:45:39+05:30

The 1920 session was of course not the first one Nagpur hosted – the city did that way back in 1891, only six years after the Congress’ formation.
It was all set to do that again in 1907 when a tense atmosphere here led to the venue being shifted to Surat in Gujarat.
A resolution calling for complete non-cooperation and boycott, virtually amounting to a war cry against the British rule in India, was the hallmark of the Nagpur session. It was also significant in many other ways.
The Nagpur session is also a memorable for the new congress Constitution that was adopted.
Lala Lajpat Rai was the president of Nagpur Session (1920) of Indian National Congress (INC).