Gandhiji decided to launch a nationwide Satyagraha against the proposed Rowlatt Act, 1919, because:
- It gave enormous power to the government and no power to the leaders.
- This law was hurriedly passed even after the united opposition by the Indians and other Indian leaders.
- It allowed the detention of political leaders without any trial for three years.
- It means that the British Government can arrest any Indian leader without any proof of crime.