rowlat act give brief explanation
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In 1919, a new Act was passed by the British Government to give themselves greater power over the people. This Act was called the Rowlatt Act and was named after the Rowlatt Commission who had sent recommendations to the Imperial Legislative Council. This law was strongly opposed by the people of India because it gave the British government even more authority over them. under this Britishers were allowed to arrest anyone and put in the jail without any trial
The Rowlatt Act, 1919, allowed certain political cases to be tried without juries and permitted internment of suspects without trial.
The Rowlatt Act was much resented by an aroused Indian public. All non official Indian members of the council voted against the act. Mahatma Gandhi organized a protest movement that led directly to the Massacre of Amritsar (April 1919) and subsequently to his noncooperation movement (1920–22). The act was never actually implemented.