Government Measures To Suppress The Swadeshi Movement (1905)

Against the fanatics, the government mounted a tremendous onslaught. Several government laws were passed between 1907 and 1911 in an effort to suppress the Swadeshi movement and restrain anti-government behavior. Among the legislation passed were the Seditious Meetings Act of 1907, the Criminal Law Amendment Act of 1908, the Indian Press Act of 1910, and the Indian Newspapers (Incitement to Offences) Act of 1908. 

 

•    The Imperial Legislative Council of the British Raj passed the Seditious Meetings Act in 1907, allowing the government to forbid political gatherings.

 

•    It was passed to improve the laws against public gatherings that can incite dissent or disturb the peace of the community.

 

•    When British Government intelligence learned that the Ghadar Movement existed and had been created with the intention of inciting political violence in India, this legislation was passed.