Consider the following assertions in relation to the 1906 Indian National Congress session in Calcut...........

Indian Freedom Struggle 1885-1905

Consider the following assertions in relation to the 1906 Indian National Congress session in Calcutta:

1. Gopal Krishna Gokhale, the president of the Indian National Congress, announced Swaraj to be the national movement’s goal.

2. Gopal Krishna Gokhale declared “Political freedom is the life breath of a nation”.

Which of the statements given above is/ are correct?

1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 nor 2

Indian National Congress session1906 in Calcutta :

Emboldened by Dadabhai Naoroji’s declaration at the Calcutta session (1906) that self-government or swaraj was to be the goal of the Congress
The Extremists gave a call for passive resistance in addition to swadeshi and boycott which would include a boycott of government schools and colleges, government service courts, legislative councils, municipalities, government titles, etc.
The militant nationalists tried to transform the antipartition and Swadeshi Movement into a mass struggle and gave the slogan of India’s independence from foreign rule.
“Political freedom is the lifebreath of a nation,” declared Aurobindo.
Thus, the Extremists gave the idea of India’s independence the central place in India’s politics. The goal of independence was to be achieved through self-sacrifice.