Lord Chelmsford was the Viceroy of India when the Rowlatt Act passed.
why were the indians against the rowlatt act?
The British passed the Rowlatt Act in 1919 to suppress growing nationalist sentiments and dissent within India, particularly following the unrest and violence that erupted after World War I. The Act allowed for the detention of individuals without trial and imposed severe restrictions on civil liberties, aiming to maintain control over the increasingly restless population. This legislation was perceived as a direct attack on Indian rights and freedoms, leading to widespread protests and ultimately contributing to the rise of the Indian independence movement.
The Rowlatt Act was were laws that allowed the government to jail protestors without a trial for as long as two years.
The Indian population, particularly the leaders of the Indian National Congress and other nationalist groups, protested against the Rowlatt Act of 1919, which allowed for the detention of individuals without trial and imposed severe restrictions on civil liberties. Prominent figures like Mahatma Gandhi organized peaceful protests and civil disobedience campaigns to oppose the Act. The widespread discontent culminated in events like the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, which further galvanized the Indian independence movement.
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the british started the rowlatt act in 1919
The Rowlatt Act refers to the Imperial Legislative Council that was passed in 1919 that indefinitely extended the emergency measures.
Lord Chelmsford was the Viceroy of India when the Rowlatt Act passed.
The Rowlatt act was passed by the British in order to suppress nationalists who refused to be satisfied by official reforms and to keep a check on revolutionary terrorism.
the act of rowlatt contributed to national independence for India by given the Indian people a right to have fare mitigation in the government instead of a monarchy.
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why were the indians against the rowlatt act?