Question
Why did Gandhiji decide to launch a nationwide Satyagraha against the proposed Rowlatt Act, 1919? Explain.
Solution
Gandhiji decided to launch a nationwide Satyagraha against the proposed Rowlatt Act, 1919 because it had the British government enormous powers to suppress political activities and allowed detention of political prisoners without trial for two years. The sucessfully organised satyagraha movements in various places had also emboldened Gandhi.
