tried, it would be a secret trial in which even the tried person could not
see the evidence against him or her.
In 1919 the British Government has passed Rowiatt Act. The Act curbed
fundamental rights such as the freedom of expression and strengthened
police powers. Any person who was suspected by the police of being a
terrorist could be arrested and kept in prison without trial. Even when tried it would be secret trail in which even the tried person could not see the evidence against him or her
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National Movement - The Last Phase
1919-1947
Arrival of Mahatma Gandhi
Gandhiji arrived in India in 1915 from
South Africa. Having led Indians in that
country in non-violent marches against
racist restrictions, he was already a
respected leader, known internationally.
His South African campaigns had brought
him in contact with various types of Indians:
Hindus, Muslims, Parsis and Christians;
Gujaratis, Tamils and north Indians; and
upper-class merchants, lawyers and
workers.
Mahatma Gandhi spent his first year in
India travelling throughout the country,
understanding the people, their needs and
the overall situation. His earliest
interventions were in local movements in
Champaran and Kheda where he led
peasants in their struggles against unfair
terms and excessive taxes. In Ahmedabad
he led a successful millworkers’ strike in
1918. In these two movements he also came
into contact with
many leaders who
were to be his
lifelong associates –
people like Rajendra
Prasad and Vallabhai
Patel. Let us now
focus on the
m o v e m e n t s
organised between
1919 and 1922.
Rowlatt Act and Jalianwala Bagh
Massacre
Mahatma Gandhi did not associate with
any Congress faction. He built his own
political programme and space in
nationalist politics. He launched
Champaran campaign in 1917, Kaira protest
movement in 1918 and participated in
Ahmedabad textile workers agitation in
1918. He became the most popular leader
and centre of political activity. In 1919
Gandhiji gave a call for satyagraha against
“Independent States” for
Muslims in the north-western
and eastern areas of the
country. The resolution did not
mention partition or Pakistan.