Question

In which year vernacular press act was passed and for what

Answer 1

vernacular act will be passed in 1876 to 1880

Answer 2

on March 14, 1878. The act excluded English-language publications as it was meant to control seditious writing in 'publications in Oriental languages' everywhere in the country, except for the South.But the British totally discriminated the Indian Press.
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