What were the significance of Rowlatt Act in the history of Indian National Movement
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Short note on the Rowlatt Act 1919 :
(i) The Rowlatt Act was passed in March , 1919 .
(ii) It was passed by the Government to "curb the growing upsurge" in the country .
(iii) It was passed as a result of the Bills introduced in the Central Legislature , in February , 1919
(iv) The Rowlatt act implied arrest of a person without warrant.
(v) It allowed camera trial and restricted movements of individuals.
(vi) It suspended the Right to Habeas Corpus.
(vii) As a result , Gandhiji started Satyagraha to challenge the Government.
(viii) This was one of the causes that led to the Non-cooperation Movement.
Rowlatt satyagraha was against the Rowlatt act passed by British. Rallies were organised , workers went on strike and shops closed down . British administration clamped down on nationalist . Local leaders were picked up from Amritsar and Gandhiji was barred from entering Delhi.
Police firing on a peaceful procession at Amritsar provoked widespread attacks on banks , post offices and railway stations.
Anti-Rowlatt Satyagraha movement was started by Gandhi Ji against The Rowlatt Act,1919 for the exclusion of freedom of press and detention without trial set up a Satyagraha Sabha on 24th February 1919 at Bombay. As, the Rowlatt Act empowers the Britishers regarding the suspension of the right of Habeas Corpus.
Answer:The British government passed the infamous Rowlatt Act which gave enormous 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 do Satyagraha against such oppressive "Act".
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