The Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place on April 13, 1919. The British government has so far not formally apologised for the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday paid tributes to people killed in the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in 1919, and said their unparalleled courage and sacrifice will keep motivating the coming generations.
“Tributes to those martyred in Jallianwala Bagh on this day in 1919. Their unparalleled courage and sacrifice will keep motivating the coming generations. Sharing my speech at the inauguration of the renovated complex of Jallianwala Bagh Smarak last year,” PM Modi tweeted.
Last year in August, Modi had virtually inaugurated the Jallianwala Bagh memorial complex in Amritsar and said that it is every country’s right to protect its history.
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann also paid tributes to the victims. Tweeting in Punjabi he wrote: “In the history of India, Jallianwala Bagh is such a bloody massacre that even today our hair stands on end. We will never forget the sacrifices made by our great martyrs. All our lives we will be indebted to these martyrs who gave us this freedom. Long live the revolution!”
On Wednesday, April 13 many people took to Twitter to pay tribute to the victims of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre on its 103rd anniversary.
People recalled the sacrifice of those who died in the carnage.
On April 13, 1919 people in Punjab had congregated at Jallianwala Bagh to protest against the arrest of two pro-independence leaders — Dr. Saifuddin Kitchlew and Dr. Satya Pal.
Many other people were also at the venue to celebrate the festival of Baisakhi. The British administration sought to break this public gathering.
The massacre took place when British General Edward Dyer ordered his troops to relentlessly shoot at the crowd as they blocked the only entrance and exit to the venue.
In the ensuing chaos hundreds of people died of bullet injuries. In a bid to escape the bullets several people jumped in a well that was within the complex and died.
The exact death toll is not clear and different sources put the numbers anywhere between 379 to over 1,200.
The incident angered Indians and numerous protests broke out across India.
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