Question

Why was rowlatt act of 1919 unpopulanr among the indians?

Answer 1

Despite much opposition, the Rowlatt Act was passed in March 1919. The purpose of the act was to curb the growing nationalist upsurge in the country. Mahatma Gandhi, among other Indian leaders, was extremely critical of the Act and argued that not everyone should be punished in response to isolated political crimes....

Answer 2

Answer:

There are many reasons for its unpopularity some of them are:

1) the act gave the British government supreme power to suppress political activities of indians.

2) the act allowed imprisonment (of 2 years) of Indian political leaders without any trail.

3) through the British government aimed to decrease the political activities of Indians and suppress it.

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