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An Imaginary Rebellion: And How It Was Suppressed. An Account of the Punjab Disorders and the Working of Martial Law

1920

Perhaps the most important part of the drama will be as usual the fifth act which will be fraught with grave issues for the future good government of India on the proper settlement of which will depend in a large Measure the contentment of the people of India and the honour and reputation of England as well as the mutual goodwill of the European and the Indian communities. [...] The minor disorders in other parts of the country and the big rbellion in the Punjab were sought to be explained by rference to this-common source the magnitude of the rising in the Punjab being due to the fact that it was the home of warriors. [...] The warnings were unheeded and to the agitation which has succeeded the pasiing of the Act must be directly attributed the open breaches of the public peace the defiance of authqiny and the criminal attacks on life and property which have lately been witnessed in certain parts of India. [...] The hartals however did not cause breach of the public peace in any part of the province ; nor did they inaugurate the movement of passive resistance as the following words from the Resolution quoted above imply " The agitation has followed a double line of action namely direct criticism of the Act by means of public speeches and palicatians and the initiation of the threatened movement of p [...] Armed with these credentials the Government rushed into the Council and pleaded in the mast earnest tones that the safety of the country demanded the immediate enactm-nt of the Rowlatt Bills if the country was to b saved trim the pestilence of anarchy and revoltion.
history
Pages
924
Published in
Pakistan
SARF Document ID
sarf.143329
Segment Pages Author Actions
Frontmatter
i-xxiii Pearay Mohan view
Chapter I.From Loyalty to Rebellion
1-54 unknown view
Chapter II.The Rebellion
55-111 unknown view
Chapter III.The Reign of Terror
112-184 unknown view
Appendix I.Martial Law Ordinances and other Notifications etc
1-80 unknown view
Appendix II.Judgment of Martial Law Commiissiions
81-189 unknown view
Appendix III.Proceedings in Privy Council
190-232 unknown view
Appendix IV.Martial Law & its Applicability
233-278 unknown view
Appendix V.The Indemnity Act
279-296 unknown view
Appendix VI.Punjab Disturbances and Imperial Legislative Council
297-658 unknown view
Appendix VII.Miscellaneous
659-687 unknown view

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