Jallianwala bagh massacre: At that time in Jallianwala Bagh, the protesters were opposing the Rowlatt Act. It was a Sunday and a large number of farmers from nearby villages had come to Amritsar to celebrate Baisakhi, a festival for Hindus and Sikhs.
Jallianwala bagh massacre: Jallianwala Bagh massacre is such a dark day in the history of India, hearing the story of which even a stone-hearted person is shocked. The day of April 13, 1919, is not going to come out of the mind of any Indian. On this day, a detachment of British forces massacred a large number of unarmed Indian protesters by firing indiscriminately. Which was led by the tyrannical General Dyer of British rule.
At that time in Jallianwala Bagh, the protesters were opposing the Rowlatt Act. It was a Sunday and a large number of farmers from nearby villages had come to Amritsar to celebrate Baisakhi, a festival of Hindus and Sikhs. There was only one way to go inside this garden. On which General Dyer had stationed his soldiers.
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Dyer ordered 150 soldiers to open fire without warning and within a few minutes, 1650 rounds of bullets were fired at a crowd of screaming, panic-stricken unarmed children, women and old men. Many of whom were killed by bullets and many were crushed to death in the stampede of those trying to save their lives. More than 1000 innocent people died in this incident.
Some time ago British Prime Minister David Cameron had visited Jallianwala Bagh. However, Cameron did not apologize for the incident but called it extremely shameful. Even before this, British Prime Minister Winstel Churchill has described this massacre as a monstrous incident. The holy city was visited by Queen Elizabeth II and her husband and Duke of Edinburgh Prince Philip in 1997.
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