Why did Mohammed Ali Jinnah, Madan Mohan Malaviya and Mazhar Ul Haq resign from the Imperial Legislative Council?

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SSC GD Constable (2022) Official Paper (Held On : 27 Jan 2023 Shift 3)

Answer 1

The correct answer is to protest against the Rowlatt Act.

Key Points

Mohammed Ali Jinnah, Madan Mohan Malaviya and Mazhar Ul Haq resigned from the Imperial Legislative Council to protest against the Rowlatt Act, which was introduced in 1919 by the British government in India.
The Rowlatt Act gave the British government enormous powers to suppress political dissent and curtail civil liberties.
It allowed the government to arrest and imprison anyone without trial for up to two years.
Jinnah, Malaviya and Haq saw the Rowlatt Act as a threat to the rights and freedoms of Indian citizens and believed that it violated the principles of justice and democracy.
By resigning from the Imperial Legislative Council, they wanted to show their opposition to the Act and raise awareness about its negative impact on Indian society.

Additional Information

The Simon commission, on the other hand, was appointed in 1927 by the British government to review the working of the Indian constitution and recommend changes.
Jinnah and Malaviya were both members of the commission, but they resigned from it later due to their differences with the government over the issue of Indian independence.