1. What was Rowlatt Act? Explain the reaction of Indians against the Rowlatt Act.
2. Why was Simon commission sent to India? Why did it fail?
3. Why was Poona pact signed?
Answers
Answer 1:-
6th April, 1919: Gandhi started the non-violent civil disobedience movement for opposing the Rowlatt Act with a nation-wide hartal. Shops were closed down, rallies were organised and rail workshop workers went on strike. Widespread attacks on banks, post offices and railway stations took place.
Answer 2:-
The new Tory government in Britain constituted a statutory commission under Sir John Simon. It was set up in response to the nationalist movement, to look into the functioning of the constitutional system in India and suggest changes. It failed because the commission did not have a single Indian member.
Answer 3:-
It was signed by Ambedkar on behalf of the depressed classes and by Madan Mohan Malviya on behalf of the upper caste Hindus and Gandhi as a means to end the fast that Gandhi was undertaking in jail as a protest against the decision made by British prime minister Ramsay MacDonald to give separate electorates.
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Answer:
1.The Rowlatt Act was an act which allowed the British government the authority and the power to arrest people qnd keep them in prison for upto 2 years,without amy trial,if they were suspected with the charge of terrorism.The reaction of the people against the Rowlatt Act passed through the Imperial Leguslative Council 1919.
2.The new tory governtment in Britain constituted a statutory commision under sir John Simon. It was set up in reponse to the nationalities moment,to look into the functioning of the indian constitutional system and suggest changes.It failed because the commision didn't have a single indian member.
3.It was signed by Dr.BR Amedkar to on behalf of the depressed classes and by Madan Mohan Malviya on behalf of the upper caste hindus and Gandhi was undertaking in jail as a protest against the desicion made by British Prime Minister Ramsay McDonald to give separate electorates to election of members of provincial Leguslative assembly in British india.