Though the non-cooperation movement was suspended, yet it left a ray of hope for the people. However, a group for Congress leaders likes C.R. Das, Motilal Nehru etc. were dissatisfied with the sudden suspension of the movement. They formed a separate party known as Swaraj Party and were ready to contest in elections for Council entry. Their purpose was to [...]
On 29th December at Lahore Congress, the youthful Congress President Jawaharlal Nehru announced that complete independence was the goal of India. It was to be, "Complete freedom from British dominion and British imperialism. The embrace of British India is a dangerous thing" he loudly declared in his address. In that historic session on the last day of December 1929, Mahatma [...]
"The civil disobedience movement of 1930-31, then marked a critically important stage in the progress of the anti-imperialist struggle"-Bipan Chandra. Gandhi addressed an ultimatum to Viceroy Lord Irwin on 31 January, asking him to remove the evils of the British rule and also informed of his decision to undertake Dandi Satyagraha wherein the laws of the government would be violated. [...]