History & Civics
Answer
Absentee Sovereignty means that India was being ruled by the British Government from England, at a distance of thousands of miles. The British Parliament passed laws for India. Absentee Sovereignty of the British rule was resented by the Indians. The Indians felt that India's wealth was being drained to England and not utilised for their welfare.
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