Question

when did vernacular press act came in action?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Proposed by Lord Lytton, then viceroy of India (governed 1876–80), the act was intended to prevent the vernacular press from expressing criticism of British policies—notably, the opposition that had grown with the outset of the Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878–80).

Answer 2

Answer:

The Vernacular Press Act, 1878 was enacted to curtail the freedom of the Indian press and limit the expression of criticism towards British policies notably the opposition that had grown with the outset of the Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878–80). Lord Lytton, the then Viceroy of India, proposed this Act.

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