The Annual Meeting of the Congress was held in Lahore in December 1929. It was a historic meeting.
Here are the reasons for its importance.
1. Jawaharlal Nehru was elected as the President of the Congress. It was an indication that the leadership of the Congress was going into young hands.
2. It passed a resolution saying that the ultimate aim of the Congress was ‘Poorna Swaraj’.
3. It decided to celebrate 26 January 1930 all over India as the Day of Independence.
4. It decided to embark on Civil Disobedience Movement under Gandhiji.
