what is Rowlatt Act? briefly explain
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The Rowlatt Act was a legislative act passed by the Imperial Legislative Council in London on March 10, 1919, indefinitely extending "emergency measures" enacted during the First World War in order to control public unrest and root out conspiracy in India. Passed on the recommendations of the Rowlatt Committee and named after its president, British judge Sir Sidney Rowlatt, this act effectively authorized the government to imprison any person suspected of terrorism living in the Raj for up to two years without a trial, and gave the imperial authorities power to deal with all revolutionary activities.
Rowlatt Act was passed in 1919 which stated that any indian accused of terrorism could be put into jail without a ny trial...This ceased the freedom of people to express their views against British...It resulted in the Swadeshi and boycott movements