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What do you mean by the Vernacular Press Act? |
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Answer» Vernacular Press Act: Governor – General Lord Lytton had passed a bill to check the freedom of Indian newspapers which was called the Vernacular Press Act (native language newspaper act). Main reason for introducing this Act was to put restrictions over printing and circulation of such news, which was creating dissatisfaction against British government in the minds of ignorant, uneducated and largely illiterate people of India. After implementation of this Act, the newspaper publishers had to submit all the proof sheets of contents of papers to the police before publication. The police used to scrutineer the news content. Thus, many of the papers were fined and their editors were sent to jail. There was a great opposition to this suppressible measure, not only by the politicians, but also by the common people. The prominent leaders declared this Act as unjustified and demanded its withdrawal. |
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