Which Muslim leader resigned from the Imperial Legislative Council due to the Rowlatt Act?

Correct answer: Quaid-e-Azam. Muhammad Ali Jinnah resigned from the Imperial Legislative Council in March 1919 in protest against the Rowlatt Act.

Background: The Rowlatt Act allowed detention without trial.

• Allama Iqbal: Allama Iqbal was not a member of the Council at that time.
• Liaqat Ali: Liaqat Ali Khan was not a member of the Council at that time.
• Sikandar Hayat: Sikandar Hayat was not a member of the Council at that time.

Did you know? The Jallianwala Bagh massacre followed on 13 April 1919.

Memory trick: Rowlatt 1919 → Jinnah resigns.