Question

What was the Rowlatt Act? Why did Gandhiji advice the people to
organise protests against this? Narrate the tragic incident related to it​

Answer 1

Answer:

Rowlatt Act was the act in which the British could arrest any Indian without any trial.

Answer 2

Answer:

Rowlatt act is a law passed by british government

Explanation:

In this law the accused can be arrested and put on jail without producing him in the court. Jallianwallabagh incident on 13th April, 1919 is the tragic incident related to this act. The people arranged a protest against the arrest of Satyapal and Dr.Saiffuddin Kitchlew who led this protest. The protesters assembled at Jallianwallabagh in Amritsar. This city was under control of British army. Accusing that the protesters violated his instructions, the army chief General Dyer ordered to shoot without warning the people. The innocent armless people were trapped as the place was sorrounded by buildings and the only entrance was blocked by the British soldiers. As per the British records, the shooting of ten minutes killed 379 protesters. In fact the death toll was actually double this. The comment of Gandhiji about this incident was : "If battle of Plassey laid the foundation for the British rule, JallianwallaBagh shook the foundation. This was a main incident that took place in India.