- 100th anniversary celebration of Belagavi Session was inaugurated on 26 December.
- The Congress session in 1924 was presided by Mahatma Gandhi at Belagavi.
- On this occasion, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah unveiled a statue of Mahatma Gandhi at the Veera Soudha memorial.
- Deputy CM D K Shivakumar inaugurated the renovated photo gallery at Veera Soudha.
Belagavi Session
- It was the only Congress session that was presided by Mahatma Gandhi.
- It was the 39th session of the Indian National Congress.
- The session emphasized the importance of promoting Khadi as a symbol of self-reliance and resistance against British economic policies.
- The Session began with ‘Vande Mataram’ sung by Paluskar.