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what were the reaction of the india after rowallat act

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Answered by nlavanya
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The Rowlatt Act (1919)
 Passed by the British Government.
 The Act gave the government enormous powers for repressing political activities and allowed detention of political prisoners for two years without any trail.
 6th April, 1919: Gandhi started the non-violent civil disobedience movement for opposing the Rowlatt Act with a nation-wide hartal.
 Shops were closed down, rallies were organised and rail workshop workers went on strike. Widespread attacks on banks, post offices and railway stations took place.
 Government brutally repressed the nationalists. Martial law was imposed and General Dyer took command
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