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Why was the Inland Emigration Act of 1859 troublesome for plantation workers

Dear student,
The inland emigration act of 1859 was troublesome for plantation workers because :- 
​​​​​According to the Inland emigration act of 1859 the plantation workers were not allowed to leave the plantation field without the permission of plantation owner,they were rarely getting such permissions, and if they tried to escape from their they were caught and brutally beaten.
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Dear student,

(i) Under the Inland Emigration Act of 1859, the plantation workers were not permitted to leave tea-gardens without permission and, in fact, they were rarely given such permission.
(ii) Thousands of plantation workers defied the authorities that left the plantation and headed home.
(iii) They believed Gandhi Raj was coming and everyone would be given land in their own village.
(iv) They however, never reached their destination.
(v) Stranded on the way by railway and steamer strike they were caught by the police and badly beaten up.

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According to the Inland emigration act of 1859 the plantation workers were not allowed to leave the plantation field without the permission of plantation owner,they were rarely getting such permissions, and if they tried to escape from their they were caught and brutally beaten.

■》 Under the Inland Emigration Act of 1859, the plantation workers were not permitted to leave tea-gardens without permission and, in fact, they were rarely given such permission. (ii) Thousands of plantation workers defied the authorities that left the plantation and headed home.

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