Question

when did the rowlatt act impose in India

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

Rowlatt act of 1919 was opposed in the following manner:

* Rallies were organised in various cities,

* Workers went on strike in railway workshops,

* Shops closed down.

It was in opposition to the Rowlatt act that the infamous JallianwalaBagh massacre took place. General Dyer ordered to open fire on the innocent civilians who had gathered from the city of Amritsar and outside to attend a peaceful meeting.

Or

The Rowlatt Act was a law passed by the British in colonial India in March 1919, indefinitely extending "emergency measures" enacted during the First World War in order to control public unrest and root out conspiracy.

2. This act effectively authorized the government to imprison any person for a maximum period of two years, without trial who was suspected of doing terror in the Raj.

3. The Rowlatt Act gave British imperial authorities power to deal with revolutionary activities.