Bengal Provincial Congress Committee

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The Bengal Provincial Congress Committee was the regional branch of the Indian National Congress in Bengal, playing a key role in organizing the nationalist movement there under leaders such as C. R. Das.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf political organization
provincial committee of the Indian National Congress
activity boycott of British goods
mass mobilization against British rule
organization of nationalist campaigns
participation in civil disobedience movement
participation in non-cooperation movement
promotion of swadeshi
affiliation Indian National Congress
associatedEvent Civil Disobedience Movement
Non-Cooperation Movement
Quit India movement
surface form: Quit India Movement
associatedWith Swaraj Party
country British India
historicalContext Bengal Presidency
surface form: Bengal Presidency under British Raj
historicalRole key organizer of nationalist movement in Bengal
ideology Indian nationalism
anti-colonialism
languageUsed Bengali
English
leader Chittaranjan Das
location Bengal Presidency
Calcutta
mainOrgan Bengal Congress
movement Indian independence movement
notableMember A. K. Fazlul Huq
Bidhan Chandra Roy
Chittaranjan Das
Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy
Kiran Shankar Roy
Sarat Chandra Bose
Subhas Chandra Bose
opposedTo Government of British India
surface form: British colonial government in India
organizationalStructure provincial unit under All-India Congress Committee
partOf Indian National Congress
playedRoleIn development of nationalist leadership in Bengal
growth of mass politics in Bengal
mobilization of peasants and workers in Bengal
politicalGoal end of British colonial rule in India
self-rule for India
politicalPosition centre-left
regionServed Bengal
subdivisionOf Indian National Congress
surface form: All India Congress Committee
timePeriod World War II era
early 20th century
interwar period
late 19th century

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C. R. Das associatedWith Bengal Provincial Congress Committee
President of the Indian National Congress hasAuthorityOver Bengal Provincial Congress Committee
this entity surface form: Pradesh Congress Committees