what was the impact of the rowlaat act satygarha on political situation in india ? describe
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The impact of Rowlatt act was immense on the political situation in India.
The main intention of the act was to curb the activities of political leaders as they were trying to awake the people of India as most of the leaders come to know the policies adopted by British.
Mahatma gandhi started Rowlatt satyagraha to oppose Rowlatt act.
The act described as and gave unrestricted powers to police and army as they could arrest any person of suspicion and could be jailed for 2 years without right to appeal by victims.
The consequence of this act was infamous jallianwalabag massacre where many unarmed protesters were killed
This barbaric act was criticised by many leaders and rabindranath tagore gave back knighthood.
The Rowlatt Act 1919 impact was the Jallianwala bagh massacres.
Explanation:
- In 1919, the controversial Rowlatt Act was passed even though all Indian members of the Central Council Opposed it.
- This Act give authority to the Government to capture and put any person behind the bars even without trial and charges in the court of law, thus allowing the Government to nullify the right of Habeas corpus which had been the foundation of civil liberties in Britain.
- In the shadow of this Act British Government brutally suppressed the Indian voices and their plea.
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