39th Indian National Congress Vijayanagar Special Cover

Mahatma Gandhi having extracted promise to move ahead with interfaith, inter-caste and intra party unity,

declared the struggle for freedom to be carried forward in the path

of non – violence with non non – cooperation. He asked people not to get

discouraged even if the heavens are let loose. This propelled country faster

towards freedom.Local freedodom fighters Shri. Gangadhar Rao Deshpande

and Dr. narayan hardikar strived hard to make the session at belagavi with

gandhiji as president, a grand success supported by ltter\’s \”Seva Dal\” volunteers. A special well (pampa sarovar) was built in the vicinity of the

session to meet water requirement of delegates of the session which is famous

even today as \”Congress Well\”.