The indian national congress founded in 1885 by Allan Octavian Hume (AO Hume) a retired British memberof Indian Civil Service. Hume’s main purpose was to encourage the foundation of Congress to provide a ‘safety valve’ or ‘safety outlet’ to growing discontent among the educated Indians.The first session of the Indian National Congress was held on December 28, 1885.Wyomesh Chandra Banerjee a leading lawyer of Calcutta was elected...
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