From Nagpur to Lahore: A Short History of the Indian National Congress from Nagpur to Lahore

In the beginning of 1919 Rowlatt Act' was passed by the Government inspite of the opposition of the Indian members of the Imperial Council. [...] In the special session of the Congress non-cOperation resolution drafted by Gandhiji was for the redress of the Punjab and the Khilafat wrongs. [...] C. -:Vijayraghavachari the demand for Swaraj was included in the resolution.[ 4 ] Almost all the stalwarts of the Congress with the exception of Motilalji were against the resolution. [...] The creed of the Congress was changed to The object of the Indian National Congress is the attainment of Swarajya by the people of India by peaceful and legitimate means.' Pr.- viously Congress creed was the attainment of a form of administration within the British Empire on the lines of those in the Colonies. [...]. The other alternative was the effacement of the people of Bardoli from the face of the earth.