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Describe the incidents of jallian wala bagh massacre |
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Answer» It was happened on 13 April 1919 in amritsar In Amritsar, on 13th April 1919,there was going to held a public meeting where people were allowed to participate in it. Thousands of people gathered there. By the time General Dyer with his armed volunteers marched into the public meeting spot. Without giving any warning ,he ordered to fire upon the innocent people. As a result, Thousands of people died.Later Dyer responded that he wanted to create \'a lesson of moral effects\' in the mind of the satayagrahis - a terror and awe. \tOn 13th April 1919, the infamous Jallianwala Bagh incident took place.\tOn that day, a crowd of villagers who had come to Amritsar to attend a fair gathered in the enclosed ground of Jallianwala Bagh.\tBeing from outside the city, they were unaware of the martial law that had been imposed.\tGeneral Dyer entered the area, blocked the only exit point, and opened fire on the crowd, killing and wounding hundreds of people.\tHis objective was to ‘produce a moral effect’ to create in the minds of satyagrahis, a feeling of terror and awe.\tAs the news spread, crowds took to the streets. There were strikes, clashes with police and attacks on government buildings. The government responded with brutal repression. Seeing violence spread, Mahatma Gandhi called off the movement. Started open firing in the public and killed many people The General Dyer close the two gates of Amritsar and he |
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