During the time of Lord Hastings, the Bengal Tenancy Act was passed in the year 1822. As per the act, the tenant enjoyed the hereditary right over the land with payment of rent.
The Purna Swaraj resolution was passed by the Indian National Congress during the Lahore session on 26th December 1929. Jawaharlal Nehru was the president of that session. It was decided that 26th January 1930 would be celebrated as ‘Independence Day’.