the twenty years of patient Indian suffering are to produce a substantial reform in our Eastern administration Answerable to Parliament Before the Bill the Company ruled India without control There was no one to check their actions The Bill wanted a new system where the rulers of India would report to Parliament This meant India would be under British law and not under the Company s greed The commissioners would work for the people not for profit A Charter for India Burke called this Bill the Magna Charta of Hindostan It was meant to protect the rights of Indians The Bill tried to give India a good and honest government It was made to end cruelty and bring peace Burke and Fox wanted India to be treated with care and respect It is evident in the following quote This bill and those connected with it are intended to form the Magna Charta of Hindostan In short The East India Bill had a clear goal It wanted to stop the Company s bad rule and give India fair treatment Though the Bill failed it was a bold effort to bring justice and honesty It showed Burke s deep care for Indian people and true reform