Why were people dissatisfied with British rule in the 1870s and 1880s?

There was great dissatisfaction with British rule in the 1870s and 1880s. Some of the reasons for this dissatisfaction are as follows:

(a) The Arms Act − Passed in 1878, this Act disallowed Indians from possessing arms.

(b) The Vernacular Press Act − Passed in the same year as the Arms Act, this Act was aimed at silencing those who were critical of the government. Under this Act, the government could confiscate the assets of newspapers if they published anything that was found “objectionable”.

(c) The Ilbert Bill controversy − In 1883, the government tried introducing the Ilbert Bill. This bill provided for the trial of British or European individuals by Indians, and sought equality between British and Indian judges in the country. However, the white opposition forced the government to withdraw the bill. This enraged the Indians further.

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as in 1880 government passed arms act law in which people were not allowed to keep their independent arms.

in the same year it passed vernacular press act in which government had right to confiscate the assets of newspaper whenever they publish something against british government.

and then when people demanded government to passed ilbert bill in which indians had right to take the trials of europeans and brishers and in which both indian and british judges were treated equally.but soon the white people started demanding to withdraw the bill which infuriated people.

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The people were dissatisfied with the Brtish rule in the 1870s and 1880s due to the following reasons :

  1. The Arms Act was passed in 1878 disallowing the Indians from possessing arms.
  2. In the same year, the Vernacular Press Act was also enacted in an effort to silence those who were critical of the government.
  3. In 1883, there was a furore over the attempt of the government for introduction of the Illbert Bill. This Bill provided for the trial of British or European people by Indians, and sought equality between English and Indian judges in the country.But when white opposition forced the government to withdraw the Bill, the Indians were enraged.
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