<P> The Purna Swaraj declaration, or Declaration of the Independence of India, was promulgated by the Indian National Congress under the influence of Bhagat Singh and other revolutionaries on 19 December 1929, resolving the Congress and Indian nationalists to fight for Purna Swaraj, or complete self - rule independent of the British Empire (literally in Sanskrit, purna, "complete," swa, "self," raj, "rule," thus "complete self - rule"). </P> <P> The flag of India had been hoisted by Gandhi on 31 December 1929, in Lahore, modern - day Pakistan . The Congress asked the people of India to observe 26 January as Republic Day . The flag of India was hoisted publicly across India by Congress volunteers, nationalists and the public . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section does not cite any sources . Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (July 2015) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table>

The poon swaraj resolution was adopted in the annual session of indian national congress held at