Answer:
(a)
Under the Inland Emigration Act of 1859, plantation workers were not permitted
to leave the tea gardens without permission. In reality they were rarely given such
permision.
(b) For plantation workers in Assam, the notion of 'Swaraj' meant the
right to move freely in and out of the confined space in which they were
enclosed and also the right to retain a link with their native villages.
When they heard of the Non-Cooperation Movement, they left
plantation and headed for their own villages.
But they were caught by the police.
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