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Congress Support for INA Prisoners

At the first post-War Congress session in September 1945 at Bombay, a strong resolution was adopted declaring Congress support for the INA cause.

Defence of INA prisoners in the court was organised by Bhulabhai Desai, Tej Bahadur Sapru, Kailash Nath Katju, Jawaharlal Nehru and Asaf Ali.

INA Relief and Enquiry Committee distributed small sums of money and food, and helped arrange employment for the affected.

Fund collection was organised.