What was the Inland Emigration Act of 1859?###What was the notion of Swaraj for the plantation workers in Assam?
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- 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.
- Thousands of plantation workers defied the authorities that left the plantation and headed home.
- They believed Gandhi Raj was coming and everyone would be given land in their own village.
- They however, never reached their destination.
- Stranded on the way by railway and steamer strike they were caught by the police and badly beaten up.
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