HISTORY
MODERN INDIA
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Foment class and caste strife
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Shut down any industrial unit at will
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Extend the period of imprisonment for Indians
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Detain a person for any duration without a trial
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Detailed explanation-1: -Passed in March 1919 by the Imperial Legislative Council. This act authorised the British government to arrest anybody suspected of terrorist activities. It also authorised the government to detain such people arrested for up to 2 years without trial. It empowered the police to search for a place without a warrant.
Detailed explanation-2: -The British Colonial Government passed the Rowlatt Act which gave powers to the police to arrest any person without any reason. The purpose of the Act was to curb the growing nationalist upsurge in the country.
Detailed explanation-3: -Rowlatt Act allowed certain political cases to be tried without juries and permitted imprisonment of suspects without trial. It was passed by the Imperial Legislative Council in February 1919.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Rowlatt Act 1919, gave unbridled powers to the government to arrest and imprison suspects, without trial. This act called for “ No Appeal, No Vakil, No Dalil.” The act also called the ‘ Black Act ‘. Gandhiji opposed this law and decided to fight against this act.
Detailed explanation-5: -The British introduced the Rowlatt Act to curb fundamental rights such as the freedom of expression and strengthened police powers. This was the prime reason for the protest by the Indians against the Act.