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Who presided over 1907 Indian National Congress Session at Surat ?

Who presided over 1907 Indian National Congress Session at Surat ? Correct Answer RasBehari Ghosh

The correct answer is RasBehari Ghosh.

Key Points

  • The 1907 Surat session was popularly known as Surat Split as the Congress split into two groups. i.e. Extremists and Moderates.
  • It was presided by Moderate leader RasBehari Ghosh.
  • Mainly there was an ideological difference between the two groups.
  • The main objectives placed by the extremist were 
  1. Demand for the resolution of Swaraj.
  2. Lala Lajpat Rai to be made the President of INC.
  • These two demands were not accepted by the moderates thus initiated the split.
  • The Surat Split was a victory of the British policy of Divide and Rule.
  • In 1916, Lucknow session both the groups reunited again.

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