Show how the Rowlatt act of 1919 empowered the government to repress revolutionary activities in British India
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Rowlatt act - also known as black act was released in 1919 by the imperial legislative council
Explanation:
When this act was passed by the council, Britisher basically got the rights to arrest anyone who they would find suspicious or kind of protesting at a large level against them. This act also stated that Britisher got the right to lock them up for 2 years without a trial and could be extended if the court gave order to keep the prisoner after 2 years. This slowed down the activities because Britisher could basically arrest anyone and this could harm the revolutionary activities and they could be kept in jail for a life time(if proved that someone was a revolutionary )
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The Rowlatt Act was passed by the British government to increase their grip on power over the common folk. This law was passed in March 1919 by the Imperial Legislative Council which gave them the power to arrest any person without any trial. To abolish this act, Gandhi and the other leaders called for a Hartal (suspension of work) to show Indians’ objection with this rule.
The Jallianwala Bagh massacre or the Amritsar Massacre took place when many villagers gathered in the park for the celebration of Baisakhi. The gatherers wanted to also peacefully protest the arrest and deportation of two national leaders, Satyapal and Saifuddin Kitchlew.