Petitions
Franchise Law Amendment Bill
A Franchise Law Amendment Bill, which deprived British Indians as they did what they did of any voting rights, was introduced in the Natal Assembly in 1894. As a result of NIC-led protests against the Franchise Act, the British Government does not sanction the Act, but the imjuilin 1896.
Only a partial fragment of an initial petition is available.
A second petition was sent to protest the bill at its second reading in the Natal Legislative Assembly. The petition focussed on the ability of Indians for government regardless of formal education. It cited numerous quotations from British officials, as well as many examples of Indian government, such as the practice of Panchayat and the Mysore Assembly.
Read more about this topic: National Indian Congress Early Petitions
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