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Why did the imperial legislative pass rwollat act ?why did indians oppose it?

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The Anarchical and Revolutionary Crimes Act of 1919, popularly known as the Rowlatt Actalso known as Black Act, was a legislative act passed by the Imperial Legislative Council in Delhi on March 18, 1919. The recommendation to pass such an act was put forwarded Rowlatt committee under the presidentship of British judge Sir Sydney Rowlatt .(The committee was named after him). The act permitted the government to imprison any person suspected of terrorism within their territorial jurisdiction, for upto two years without a trial, alienating the right of Habeas Corpus .

The INC doubted the very nature of the act which was repressive and was introduced by the Britishers to curb the growing nationalist upsurge in the country. Mahatma Gandhi and many other nationalist at the time were opposing it, their point was that not everyone should be punished severely for commission of meagre political crimes. Rowlatt Satyagraha was started to show the discontent of masses towards such a repressive measure.

The infamous Jallianwallah Bagh Massacre in April 1919 also occured after the effective implementation of the Rowlatt Act(which came into effect in March 1919).

A policy of Carrot and Stick was practised by the Britishers, the Rowlatt Act one of many such sticks to discourage popular public political participation. However, the public support was against the act which led to the successful repealing of this act in March

Rowlatt Act was the act passed by the “Imperial Legislative Council” of Delhi which states that British India Army or Police can arrest any person and can punish them, without any legal trial, on the grounds of “Working against British”. This act also gave right to Viceroy to suppress Media working.

This act was firmly opposed by the Indian people because this act gave unjust right to Police to detain any person without listening his/her favor. Indian Leaders thought that this act can cause a big blunder in the country. Hence, they called upon a movement to oppose

After the first world war instead of giving self govt. to Indians ,Rowatt act was imposed in 1919.Under this act Indians were arrested on the grounds of suspicion for a certain period .Acc. to Moti nehru this act ended the system of appeal ,vakil and Dalil. Gandhiji arranged all India strike against this act and launched the khilafat and non co operation movement….

because there was no civil liberty for Indians. it was also known by the name Black act. under this act, British government can imprison any person without any trial and conviction in a court of a law. it was repealed in 1922.

As per Rowlatt Act, a terror suspect can be imprisoned for 2 years without trial. It also allowed the government to censor the media.
Indians were extremely agitated by this Act-resulting in nation-wide hartals and finally leading to Jallianwala Bagh massacre.

She was Annie Basant. Who opposed Gandhiji's because of the disturbance in Punjab, Delhi, Ahmadabad.



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