Why did Gandhiji decide to launch a nation wide satyagraha against the proposed Rowlatt Act, 1919? Explain any three reasons

CBSE Class 10 CBSE Class 10 Social Science
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Why did Gandhiji decide to launch a nation wide satyagraha against the proposed Rowlatt Act, 1919? Explain any three reasons.

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GANDHIJI decided to launch a nation wide satyagraha against the proposed Rowlatt Act because;

  1. The Rowlatt Act had been hurriedly passed through the Imperial Legislative Council despite the united opposition of the Indian members.
  2. It gave the government enormous power to repress political activities.
  3. It allowed detention of political prisoners without trial for two years.
  4. Mahatma Gandhi wanted non-violent civil disobedience against such unjust laws.