Question

Why did gandhiji decide to launch nation wide satyagraha against the rowalt act in 1919

Answer 1

After arriving in India in 1915, Mahatma Gandhi
successfully organised Satyagraha movements in various places. These places included Champaran in Bihar (1916), Kheda district of Gujarat (1917) and Ahmedabad in Gujarat (1918). Emboldened with this success, Gandhiji in 1919 decided to launch a nationwide Satyagraha against the proposed Rowlatt Act (1919).
According to this law, the government had the authority to repress political activities, and allowed detention of political prisoners-without trial for two years.
Gandhiji wanted a non-violent civil disobedience i.e. Satyagraha movement against such unjust law all over India. Thus, it started with a hartal on 6th April, 1919.

Answer 2

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• After arriving in India Mahatma Gandhi successfully organised Satyagraha movement in various places.
• So when in 1919 the British Government passed Rowlatt Act he decided to launch a Satyagraha against this black act.
• Rowlatt Act was the act which gave the government enormous power to repress political activities and allowed detention of political prisoners without trial for two years.
• The Act was passed despite the United opposition of the Indians.

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