(1) On December 19, 1929,under the President ship of Jawahar Lal Nehru, the India National Congress, at its Lahore session, declared Poorna Swaraj (Complete Independence)as its ultimate goal. On December 31, 1929, the newly adopted tri-colour flag was unfurled and January 26,1930 was fixed as the First Independence Day, which was to be celebrated every year.