Reason for Legislative Council Resignation
Mohammed Ali Jinnah, Madan Mohan Malaviya, and Mazhar Ul Haq resigned from the Imperial Legislative Council as a form of protest.
Protesting the Rowlatt Act
The specific reason for their resignation was the opposition to the Rowlatt Act (Anarchical and Revolutionary Crimes Act of 1919). This act granted the British government powers to suppress political activities through detentions without trial.
- The leaders viewed the Rowlatt Act as a violation of fundamental rights and principles of liberty.
- Their resignation was a significant political statement against repressive British legislation.
Context: Simon Commission
The Simon Commission was appointed later (1927) and faced widespread boycotts, including by the Indian National Congress. The resignations of Jinnah, Malaviya, and Haq occurred much earlier, specifically in 1919, directly linked to the Rowlatt Act, not the Simon Commission.
Important Questions from Modern India (National Movement)
In which of the following areas did the Uprising of Khurda in 1817 take place?
Where was the first official summit of the Non-Aligned movement held?
- Who was the founder of the Khudai Khidmatgars?
- In 1928, the ________ was founded at a meeting in Ferozeshah Kotla ground in Delhi. Amongst its leaders were Bhagat Singh, Jatin Das and Ajoy Ghosh.
In_______________, Gandhiji held a Satyagraha at Ahmedabad to solve the dispute between the owners and workers of a cotton mill in the city.
