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Mahatma Gandhi And The Nationalist Movement

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What was the Rowlatt Act? Which provisions of this act aroused widespread popular indignation?

Solution

(i) The increase in nationalist sentiments which developed as a result of the Home Rule Movement led the Government to introduce the Rowlatt Act in 1919.

(ii) This Act enables the Government to imprison any person without trial and conviction in a court of law. Even mere possession of nationalist literature could lead to imprisonment. These provisions aroused indignation.

(iii) In response, Gandhiji organised the Rowlatt Satyagraha Sabha which launched a nationwide hartal accompanied by fasting and prayers. This movement had an immense response all over India. Thus the Rowlatt Act changed the political atmosphere in the country and a conflict between the government and Indian nationalists seemed imminent.

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