What was rowlatt act? How did Indians protest against it? What were the measure taken by British government to suppress it?
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The British colonial government passed the Rowlatt Act which gave powers to the police to arrest any person without any reason whatsoever. The purpose of the Act was to curb the growing nationalist upsurge in the country. Gandhi called upon the people to perform satyagraha against the act.
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the Anarchical and Revolutionary crimes Act of 1919, popularly known as the Rowlatt Act, was a Legislative Council act passed by the Imperial Legislative Council in Delhi on 18 March 1919.
Indian Nationalist including Mahatma Gandhi were vehement in their opposition to Rowlatt bills. in Punjab, protest against this act continued quite actively, and on April 10 two leaders of the movement, Dr Satyapal and Dr Saifuddin kitkitchlew were arrested. to protest these arrests, a public meeting was held on 13 April at Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar.
measures by British to repress Rowlatt Satyagraha:-
(1) British decided to stop the nationalists. local leaders of Amritsar where arrested .
(2) Mahatma Gandhi was ordered not to enter Delhi.
(3) material law was imposed after protest in Amritsar. on 13 April, the Jallianwala bagh massacre happened on the orders of General Dyer.
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