the split in the Congress in 1907 at surat was to a great extent caused by the clash of values - one supported by the moderates and another by the radicals ? elaborate
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Explanation:
>The 1907 Surat session was held at the bank of the Tapti river in Surat
>The Extremist camp was led by Lal Bal
and Pal and the moderate camp was led by
Gopal Krishna Gokhle. >The Surat session was presided by Dr. Rash Behari Ghosh.
>he Indian National Congress(INC) which was established in 1885 was divided into two groups(in the year 1907) mainly by extremists and moderates at the Surat Session of the Congress.The period 1885-1905 was known as the period of the moderates as moderates dominated the Indian National Congress. These Moderates used petition, prayers, meetings, leaflets and pamphlets memorandum and delegations to present their demands. Moderates were not able to achieve notable goals other than the expansion of the legislative council by the Indian Council Act of 1892. This created dis-satisfaction among the people. In 1907 the INC meeting was to be held in Pune and the extremists wanted Lala Lajpat Rai or Bal Gangadhar Tilak as president. But moderates wanted Rash Behari Ghosh to be president. Gopal Krishna Gokhale changed the meeting place from Pune to Surat fearing that if Pune was to be held as meeting place then Bal Gangadhar Tilak would become President.