CONGRESS AN EPIC CANTO

According to historians Indian History starts with Dravidian culture, contains the origin of

Dravida, Arya, Vedic, Upanishath period. It is also the history of Budha - Jaina religion, Arab -

Europen Migration and their invade and also at the end freedom struggle. This the attainment of

free India.

India was under various empires, Kingdom and lords. The battle and wars between these

forces, lead the life of the common people in a very miserable and pathetic conditions.

In 1498 when Vasco da Gama a Portuguese explorer landed at Kozhikode, Kerala, the

invade of Europans started and following to Portuguese, Duch, French and British People reached

for trade and business of spices. In the Trade and Business, they fought each other even with

modern weapons and established each one of them the business in a big way. Economically they

looted the Indian People in business and trades. Most of the empires, kings and lords were in the

habit of luxurious lives as the Europans showed the way and taught.

It is very unbelievable today that a private company called East India Company ruled our

great nation for a century after the battle of Plassy in Bengal. Due to the atrocity of East India

Company, the mutiny of Sipoy in 1857 lead the way for British rule in India. Following the

company rule, another centurian British rule for 90 years existed in India that was very inhuman in

nature and generation to generation the people were exploited. They treated the people as slaves

and buggers. Indians those protested against this sort of attitude brutally suppressed and even

executed by British officers.

Under the British rule, all the Government Employees were appointed from Britain and all

of them were English People. Even though many Indians had the exemplary education from

England itself, they were not considered for any reputed and valuable posts. At this juncture, the

well educated 72 personalities assembled in Bombay on 28th December 1885 formed an

organisation called Indian National Congress.

The period of Congress can be mainly divided into 3 stages.

From 1885 to 1915 - 30 years - A petition submitting organisation.

From 1916 to 1946 - 30 years - A National movement for struggle and agitation.

From 1947 A Political Party

In the first 30 years the Congress was submitting the petitions and conducting the annual

meetings with Tea party.

R. CHANDRASEKHARAN NATIONAL VICE PRESIDENT, INTUC

In the second 30 years from 1916 the Gandhian period started in Congress and entered

into struggles and agitations for free India and for better living conditions of the workers and poor.

The membership ban for common people in Congress was removed and it opened for all.

accepting the advice of Gopala Krishna Gokhale, Gandhiji alone moved and visited throughout

India for one year, to understand the living conditions of the common people, and he convinced

that the people of this country live like slaves and they are looting and exploiting in all means by

British People and their supports. This knowledge helped him to make an action planin his

mindfor free India.

In 1917 he entered into Champaran indigo workers issue and the agitation started, and

concentrated on workers issues in various sectors and became a pure Trade Union Leader. In

1918 he was forced for the indefinite hunger strike against the ani-labour attitude of the textile

mill managements in Ahamadabad and finally succeded. This was the first hunger strike Gandhiji

organised in India and was a new experience for the workers and the poor people. The success of

the agitation in champaran and industrial sector workers became confident to follow him.

Jallian Wala Bag masscare in 1919 were killed Hundreds of people including women and

children and another hundreds were became casualities. When Congress went for continues

agitations in the form of Satyagraha, Hunger Strike, Non-co-operation, boycott, law violation,

complete independence and finally Quit India Movement the workers and Congress stood behind

to Mahatma Gandhi. The workers were the forefrontreal fighters in all these agitations.

Indian people suffered a lot for 30 years through the face of the ruling terrorism of the

British Government. Brutal Oppression, imprisonment, threatening, inhuman execution were the

day to day events. In this prolonged and greatstruggle 70 million people were participated.

Thousands lost their lives and became martyrs and another lakhs became casualties. Many

became homeless and also lost their relatives. Gandhiji was jailed for5 ½ years during this period

in 7 times. Jawaharlal Nehru from the age of 32 was in jail and was there for 9 years in 10 jails

within 21 times. Sardar Vallabhai Patel, J.B. Kripalani and other prominent leaders of the Congress

Party also were put in jail for a long period by British ruling. It was an agitation of sacrifice for 30

years by the Congress for the lifelong freedom of the people of India.

At last Britan surrendered before Congress and they declared the freedom. In 1947 while

transferring the power the Britan was in the thinking of putting the seeds of communal differences

to make division in the people. They poured oil on the flams and Hindu - Muslim riots were taken

place. India became Shambles and was divided into two different countries as India and Pakistan.

Today some forces attained chances to germinate this poisonous communal seeds. It is in the

History that except Congress all other parties and organisations have extended their contributions

for the growth of this anti-people communal forces.

CONGRESS A POLITICAL ORGANISATION

In 1946 while election held to the constituent assembly Congress achieved 208 seats out

of 296 total seats with a vast majority. Till attaining of free India Congress was the national

movement and then declared as a political party on 21st February 1948. There was every

opportunity and possible factor to have a single party ruling. But Congress accepted the pure

democratic path in the country.

Congress dedicated a strong and meaningful well accepted constitution to the people of

the Nation protecting the interest of workers and the poor based on democracy, secularism and

socialism and also protecting the human freedom in all means, and also established the

independent judiciary and election system.

From 1947 in free India, Congress ruled for 56 years out of seventy. Congress formed an

economic policy based on Fabian socialism under the mixed economy and established the Public

Sectors and it were strengthened in all possible ways. Nearly 33 basic labour laws were enacted

during this period to protect the interest of the workers.

Established the planning commission through the 5 year plan for a systamatic planned

development. Full support extended to the activities of science and technology. The efficiency and

upliftment in health and education sector strengthened. Right to education, right to information,

right to food security and right to job through Mahatma Gandhi employment guarantee scheme

for the eradication of starvation and such many numberless activities have dedicated by Congress

in the country with a clear plan, vision and action.The country witnessed to the annual budget of

21 lakh crores in 2017 in the place of just 197 crores in 1947.

India and Nehru was in front for the formation of International non-alignment forum with

120 countries. India faced 3 major wars between India - China and India – Pakistan in the period

of Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi. The present narrow minded and ambitioned new rulers

enjoying with all developed facilities cannot understand or accept this sort of activities and

sacrifices of the Congress.

CONGRESS MAY CONSIDER

Mahatma Gandhi, Jawahalal Nehru, Sardar Vallbhai Patel and other Congress Leaders

interacted with workers and poor in the language of starvation, food, cloth, shelter, health,

education and inclusive development. They acquired the entire energy for the freedom struggle

through the workers and the poor people. The above forefathers had entered into freedom

struggle not expecting the immediate freedom or with an intention and expectation to become

the father of the nation, President, Prime Minister, Ministers, MPs or MLAs. It was the dedication

of each one life for the freedom of India and for the upliftment of the poor and sufferers.

The Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi, Chairman of the Constituent Assembly and the

first President of the Nation Dr Rajendra Prasad, the Prime Minister Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru and

other senior ministers were real trade union leaders. Most of the State Legislative Assembly

Members, the State Ministers also were from Trade Union Leaders. In the Congress Party

Leaderships also from top to bottom, AICC to Ward Level the Trade Union Leaders and workers

were considered and recognised.

No Government can exist or remove without taking the confidence of workers and the

poor. The Congress should adopt the policy for entrusting INTUC with full confidence as an

institution for organising and campaign among the labour and the poor. At the work place,

workers have no caste, religion, creed, colour and they are having only their family day to day life.

The world economic situation has been totally changed. The gap between rich and poor

has been raised without any control. Millionaires became billionaires and trillionaires but the

workers and poor became poor and poorest and sidelining just like slaves. Indian economic

situation is very miserable and crucial than any other nation because, we are the second in

population and first in the density of population. Here a strong economic revamping is very

essential. It is expected the Congress party will move forward based on the policy of Mahatma

Gandhi, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru and Indiraji taking into full confidence with INTUC, as Soniaji said

at the Kollam Rally in 2014, as Sri. Rahulji opinioned in INTUC Plenary session held in Delhi on

4thDecember 2015 and as Sri. A.K. Antony expressed on 30th August 2017 at Trivandrum

inaugurating the centenary celebrations of Champaran agitation organised by INTUC.

GANDHI AND CONGRESS THE FITTING OF WORLD HISTORY

Within a short period of Hundred and thirty-two years, the Congress created and

dedicated a new era in India fitting to the history of World and in the five thousand years of the

Indian History. In this era when Gandhi became a worshipping personality in the world, it became

the recognition for the policy and ideology of the Congress Party.

Gandhiji and Congress dedicated the policy and principles of non-violence, peace and

sacrifices before the world. Only because of this, even though many eminent historian

personalities were in the world the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi the2nd October chosend for the

International Peace Day by United Nations. The only one statue erected at the UN Head Quarters

belongs to Mahatma Gandhi, and when it see and hear, it will lead each and every citizen of this

country into a self-respecting movement. Here now a days somebody try to built the temple for

the assassinator of Mahatma Gandhi and defame him calling as beniya. Trying to commercialise

the area of Rajghat, were he is in rest and peace, compare Gandhian principles with wastes, and

shouting the slogan of Gandhi Muktha Bharat. Why........? for what.......? for whom.....? What

wrong he did for us.......? we should think.................... .

Destined groups to receive the curse. This is the only word we can use against them.

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INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS PRESIDENTS

SRI. RAHUL GANDHI 16.12.2017 ………

ALLAN OCTAVIAN HUME

Birth : 06.06.1829 (England) Death : 31.07.1912 (England) Education: ICS

AT A GLANCE

In 1849 reached in India Employee as District Administrator (Collector) in Bengal In 1882 Retired from service as Secretary to Government of India He is known as Ornithology Pope. In 1883 on March 1st he wrote an open letter to the Graduates of

Calcutta University regarding the inhuman behaviour and sidelining of Indian intellectuals by British Authorities.

In 1884 he formed INDIAN NATIONAL UNION and he became the General Secretary.

A meeting of this union was held at Bombay 28 – 31, December 1985.

72 delegates attended in the meeting and only Hume was the non Indian delegate.

This meeting decided to change the union name as INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS.

He was elected as the General Secretary of the Congress. In the history A. O. Hume known as the founding father of INDIAN

NATIONAL CONGRESS. In 1894 he returned to England. On 31 July 1912 he died at England.

He was the inspiration and guide of Indian Independence. He is such a personality to be remembered by each Congress

followers and the people of India in General.

AT A GLANCE

Born at Delhi on 19th

June 1970.

Son of Rajiv Gandhi and Mrs Sonia Gandhi

Gift of blessed Generation of Martyrdom

Education at University Delhi, Harvard University, London Rollins College London,

Trinity College London and Cambridge University, London

Member of Parliament from 2004 at the age of 34

General Secretary in 2007 in charge of NSUI & Youth Congress at the age of 40

Police arrested in connection with agrarian agitation in 2011

Congress Vice President in 2013 at the age of 43

Congress President in 2017at the age of 47

I HAVE A DREAM FROM THE INSPIRATIONS OF MY FOREFATHERS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE COUNTRY AND THE PEOPLE THROUGH

AN INCLUSIVE ECONOMIC GROWTH.

Session Place Year President Photo

1st Session

Bombay

1885

Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee

2nd Session

Calcutta

1886

Dadabhai Naoroji

3rd Session

Madras

1887

Badruddin Tyabji

4th Session

Allahabad

1888

George Yule (England)

5th Session

Bombay

1889

Sir William Wedderburn

(England)

6th Session

Calcutta

1890

Pherozeshah Mehta

7th Session

Nagpur

1891

P. Ananda Charlu

8th Session

Allahabad

1892

Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee

9th Session

Lahore

1893

Dadabhai Naoroji

10th Session

Madras

1894

Alfred Webb (Ireland)

11th Session

Pune

1895

Surendranath Banerjee

12th Session

Calcutta

1896

Rahimatullah M. Sayani

13th Session

Amraoti

1897

C. Sankaran Nair (Kerala)

14th Session

Madras

1898

Ananda Mohan Bose

15th Session

Lucknow

1899

Romesh Chunder Dutt

16th Session

Lahore

1900

N.G. Chandavarkar

17th Session

Calcutta

1901

Dinshaw Eduljee Wacha

18th Session

Ahmedabad

1902

Surendranath Banerjee

19th Session

Madras

1903

Lal Mohan Ghosh

20th Session

Bombay

1904

Sir Henry Cotton (England)

21st Session

Banaras

1905

GOPAL KRISHNA GOKHALE

Birth : 09.05.1866

Death : 15.02.1915

In 1905 Congress President

Founder of servants of India Society

Leader of Moderates in Congress.

In 1907 First split in Congress and he was the leader of Moderates

He was the Political Mentor to Mahatma Gandhi.

22nd Session

Calcutta

1906

Dadabhai Naoroji

23rd Session

Surat

1907

Rash Behari Ghosh

23rd Session

(Adjourned)

Surat

1908

Rash Behari Ghosh

24th Session

Lahore

1909

Madan Mohan Malaviya

25th Session

Allahabad

1910

Sir William Wedderburn (England)

26th Session

Calcutta

1911

Bishan Narayan Dar

27th Session

Bankipore

1912

Raghunath Narasinha Mudholkar

28th Session

Karachi

1913

Nawab Syed Mohammed Bahadur

29th Session

Madras

1914

Bhupendra Nath Bose

30th Session

Bombay

1915

Satyendra Prasanna Sinha

31st Session

Lucknow

1916

Ambica Charan Mazumdar

32nd Session

Calcutta

1917

ANNIE BESANT (ENGLAND) Birth : 01.10.1847

Death : 20.09.1933

In 1917 Congress President

First Women President of theCongress

Follower of Fabien Socialism

Trade Union Leader

(Special

Session)

Delhi

1918

Syed Hasan Imam

33rd Session

Delhi

1918

Madan Mohan Malaviya

34th Session

Amritsar

1919

Motilal Nehru

(Special

Session)

Calcutta

1920 LALA LAJPAT RAI

Birth : 28.01.1865

Death : 17.11.1928

In 1920 Congress President

In 1920 Founder President of AITUC

Strong Trade Union Leaders

In 1920 Workers Voice in ILO

On 30th October 1928 Brutal Assault by Police.

On 17th November 1928 expired omitting blood.

35th Session

Nagpur

1920 C. Vijayaraghavachariar

36th Session

Ahmedabad

1921 Hakim Ajmal Khan (Acting President for

C.R. Das)

37th Session

Gaya

1922 C.R. DAS Birth : 05.11.1870

Death : 16.06.1925

In 1922 Congress President

In 1923 AITUC President

Strong Trade Union Leader

38th Session

Kakinada

1923

Mohammad Ali Jouhar

(Special

Session)

Delhi

1923

Abdul Kalam Azad

39th Session

Belgaum

1924 MAHATMA GANDHI Birth : 02.10.1869

Martyrdom : 30.01.1948

In 1924 Congress President

Father of the Nation

Father of the Indian Trade Union

The Founder of Satyagraha and Non Violence .

From 2007 United Nation observe the birth day of Mahatma Gandhi as Non Violence Day.

40th Session

Kanpur

1925

Sarojani Naidu

41st Session

Gawahati

1926

S. Srinivasa Iyengar

42nd Session

Madras

1927

Dr. M.A. Ansari

43rd Session

Calcutta

1928

Motilal Nehru

44th Session

Lahore

1929

Jawahar Lal Nehru

(LABOUR LEADER) President of AITUC in 1928

1930

Jawahar Lal Nehru

(LABOUR LEADER) President of AITUC in 1928

45th Session

Karachi

1931

Vallabbhai J. Patel (LABOUR LEADER)

Founder President of INTUC in 1947

46th Session

Delhi

1932

Madan Mohan Malaviya

47th Session

Calcutta

1933

Nellie Senguptha

(England)

48th Session

Bombay

1934

Rajendra Prasad

1935

Rajendra Prasad

49th Session

Lucknow

1936

Jawahar Lal Nehru

(LABOUR LEADER) President of AITUC in 1928

50th Session Faizpur

1937

Jawahar Lal Nehru

(LABOUR LEADER) President of AITUC in 1928

51st Session

Haripura

1938

Subhash Chandra Bose (LABOUR LEADER)

President of AITUC in 1929

52nd Session

Tripura

1939

Subhash Chandra Bose (LABOUR LEADER)

President of AITUC in 1929

1939

Bose Resigned

Rajendra Prasad

(LABOUR LEADER) Leader in Champaran Neelam Workers

Struggle in 1917

53rd Session

Ramgarh

1940

Abul Kalam Azad

1941

Abul Kalam Azad

1942

Abul Kalam Azad

1943

Abul Kalam Azad

1944

Abul Kalam Azad

1945

Abul Kalam Azad

54th Session

Meerut

1946

J.B. Kripalani (LABOUR LEADER)

Leader in Champaran Neelam Workers Struggle in 1917 & the Founding Leader

of INTUC in 1947

1947

J.B. Kripalani (LABOUR LEADER)

Leader in Champaran Neelam Workers Struggle in 1917 & the Founding Leader

of INTUC in 1947

55th Session

Jaipur

1948

B. Pattabhi Sitaramayya

1949

B. Pattabhi Sitaramayya

56th Session

Nasik

1950

Purushottam Das Tandon

57th Session

Delhi

1951

Jawahar Lal Nehru

(LABOUR LEADER) President of AITUC in 1928

1952

Jawahar Lal Nehru

(LABOUR LEADER) President of AITUC in 1928

58th Session Hydrabad 1953

Jawahar Lal Nehru

(LABOUR LEADER) President of AITUC in 1928

59th Session

Calcutta

1954

Jawahar Lal Nehru

(LABOUR LEADER) President of AITUC in 1928

60th Session

Avadi 1955

U. N. Dhebar

61st Session Amritsar 1956

U. N. Dhebar

62nd Session Indore 1957

U. N. Dhebar

63rd Session Gauhati 1958

U. N. Dhebar

64th Session Nagpur 1959

U. N. Dhebar

Special Session

Delhi

1959

Indira Gandhi

(PRO LABOUR)

65th Session

Bangalore

1960

N. Sanjiva Reddy

66th Session

Bhavnagar

1961

N. Sanjiva Reddy

67th Session

Patna

1962

N. Sanjiva Reddy

1963

N. Sanjiva Reddy

68th Session

Bhubaneswar

1964

K. Kamaraj (PRO LABOUR)

69th Session

Durgapur

1965

K. Kamaraj (PRO LABOUR)

70th Session

Jaipur

1966

K. Kamaraj (PRO LABOUR)

1967

K. Kamaraj (PRO LABOUR)

71st Session

Hyderabad

1968

S. Nijalingappa

72nd Session

Faridabad

1969

S. Nijalingappa

73rd Session

Bombay

1969

Jagjivan Ram (PRO LABOUR)

1970

Jagjivan Ram (PRO LABOUR)

1971

Jagjivan Ram (PRO LABOUR)

74th Session

Calcutta

1972

Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma

1973

Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma

1974

Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma

75th Session

Chandigarh

1975

D.K. Barooah

1976

D.K. Barooah

1977

D.K. Barooah

76th Session

New Delhi

1978

Indira Gandhi (PRO LABOUR)

1979

Indira Gandhi (PRO LABOUR)

1980

Indira Gandhi (PRO LABOUR)

1981

Indira Gandhi (PRO LABOUR)

1982

Indira Gandhi (PRO LABOUR)

77th Session

Calcutta

1983

Indira Gandhi (PRO LABOUR)

1984

Indira Gandhi (PRO LABOUR)

78th Session

Bombay

1985

Rajiv Gandhi (PRO LABOUR)

1986

Rajiv Gandhi (PRO LABOUR)

1987

Rajiv Gandhi (PRO LABOUR)

1988

Rajiv Gandhi (PRO LABOUR)

1989

Rajiv Gandhi (PRO LABOUR)

1990

Rajiv Gandhi (PRO LABOUR)

1991

Rajiv Gandhi (PRO LABOUR)

79th Session

Tirupati

1992

P.V. Narasimha Rao

1993

P.V. Narasimha Rao

1994

P.V. Narasimha Rao

1995

P.V. Narasimha Rao

80th Session

Calcutta

1996

Sitaram Kesri

1997

Sitaram Kesri

Special Session

New Delhi

1998

Smt. Sonia Gandhi (PRO LABOUR)

1999

Smt. Sonia Gandhi (PRO LABOUR)

2000

Smt. Sonia Gandhi (PRO LABOUR)

81st Session

Bangalore

2001

Smt. Sonia Gandhi (PRO LABOUR)

2002

Smt. Sonia Gandhi (PRO LABOUR)

2003

Smt. Sonia Gandhi (PRO LABOUR)

2004

Smt. Sonia Gandhi (PRO LABOUR)

2005

Smt. Sonia Gandhi (PRO LABOUR)

82nd Session

New Delhi

2006

Smt. Sonia Gandhi (PRO LABOUR)

2007

Smt. Sonia Gandhi (PRO LABOUR)

2008

Smt. Sonia Gandhi (PRO LABOUR)

2009

Smt. Sonia Gandhi (PRO LABOUR)

2010

Smt. Sonia Gandhi (PRO LABOUR)

2011

Smt. Sonia Gandhi (PRO LABOUR)

2012

Smt. Sonia Gandhi (PRO LABOUR)

2013

Smt. Sonia Gandhi (PRO LABOUR)

2014

Smt. Sonia Gandhi (PRO LABOUR)

2015

Smt. Sonia Gandhi (PRO LABOUR)

2016

Smt. Sonia Gandhi (PRO LABOUR)

Out of the above Presidents seven were non Indians. Five were Women. Mahatma Gandhi was the President in the year 1924 only one time.