2. READ THE PASSAGE AND ANSWER THE FOLLOWING
Here is a passage from Edmund Burke’s eloquent opening speech during the impeachment of
Warren Hastings:
I impeach him in the name of the people of India, whose rights he has trodden under his foot and whose country he has turned into a desert. Lastly in name of human nature itself, in the
name of both the sexes, in the name of every age, in the name of every rank, I impeach the common enemy and oppressor of all.
a) What is impeachment?
b) Why was Warren Hastings Impeached?
KNOW THE TERMS Qazi – A judge Mufti – A jurist of the Muslim community responsible for expounding the law that the qazi would administer. Impeachment – A trial by the House of Lords in England for charges of misconduct brought against a person in the Commons
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Q} what is impeachment?
Ans- Impeachment is the process by which a legislative body or other legally constituted tribunal initiates charges against a public official for misconduct. It may be understood as a unique process involving both political and legal elements.
Q} why was Warren Hastings impeached?
Ans- Hastings was accused of misconduct during his time in Calcutta, particularly relating to mismanagement and personal corruption. The impeachment prosecution was led by Edmund Burke and became a wider debate about the role of the East India Company and the expanding empire in India.
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