Describe people's reactions to the Rowlatt Act of 1919.

1.	Describe people's reactions to the Rowlatt Act of 1919.
Answer» Solution :(i) The Home Rule Movement LED to increase in nationalist sentiments. This led the government to introduce the Rowlatt Act, 1919. (ii) The Act enabled the Government to imprison any person without trial and CONVICTION in the court of law. Possession of nationalist literature made a person liable for imprisonment. These provisions of violation of civil LIBERTIES aroused widespread indignation. (iii) Gandhi organised the Rowlatt Satyagraha Sabha which launched a country-wide hartal accompanied by fasting and prayers. The movement received immense RESPONSE all over India. (iv) Shops shut down and schools closed in response to the bandh call. The protests were particularly intense in Punjab, as many men from there had served on the British side in the first world WAR.

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