Calcutta Congress Session (1928)
- Presided over by Motilal Nehru.
- This session witnessed a clash between those who argued for dominion status and those who argued for full independence.
- This session witnessed conflict on the Nehru Report between young leaders like Subhash Chandra Bose and Jawahar Lal Nehru, and older leaders like Motilal Nehru.
- Jinnah and the Muslim League rejected the Nehru Report.
- Mahatma Gandhi proposed a resolution that called for the British to grant dominion status to India within two years.
Irwin Declaration (1929)
- The Irwin Declaration or Deepavali Declaration was a statement made by the then Viceroy, Lord Irwin regarding the status of India in the British Empire.
- It was a five-statement declaration in non-legal language.
- This was to clarify to Indians that India will attain dominion status shortly.