Why were indians outraged by the rowlatt act. How it was "opposed" by people in india?
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The Anarchical and Revolutionary Crimes Act of 1919, popularly known as the Rowlatt Act also 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 1922.
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 1922.
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The Rowlatt Act was passed hurriedly through the Imperial Legislative Council despite opposition from Indian members. It gave the government autocratic powers to repress political activities besides allowing it to detain political prisoners without a trial, for two years. The Indian were outraged by this act as it was clearly undemocratic and oppressive, and hurt national sentiments and dignity.
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