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6. What was Vernacular Press Act? How did it empower the British rule in India?

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Answered by adrija1134
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Vernacular Press Act. In British India, the Vernacular Press Act (1878) was enacted to curtail the freedom of the Indian press and prevent the expression of criticism toward British policies—notably, the opposition that had grown with the outset of the Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878–80)

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Vernacular Press Act. In British India, the Vernacular Press Act (1878) was enacted to curtail the freedom of the Indian press and prevent the expression of criticism toward British policies—notably, the opposition that had grown with the outset of the Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878–80)

This act was modelled on Irish press law and was passed in 1878 by British government in India.Lord Lytton was governor general at that time. Its purpose was to control the movement of seditious material against british government.

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