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Write about jallianwala bagh massacre |
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Answer» Thanks The Jallianwalah Bagh Massacre, also known as the Amritsar Massacre was a massacre that happened in Amritsar, in 1919. On April 13, 1919, British Indian Army soldiers started shooting at an unarmed gathering of men, women and children. The arrests of the national leaders Dr Saifuddin Kitchlew and Dr Satya Pal on 10th\xa0April 1919 in connection with the protests against the Rowlatt Act led to pervasive agitation among the people of Punjab.\xa0On 13th\xa0April 1919, i.e. Baisakhi day, people gathered in Jallianwala Bagh to protest against these arrests.\xa0The peaceful gathering was attended by adults and children.\xa0The military commander of Amritsar, General Dyer, came to the park with some soldiers and blocked the only entrance of the park.\xa0He then ordered the men to open fire. The firing lasted for 10 minutes and killed hundreds of people and wounded thousands.\xa0People were outraged over the massacre, and there were several strikes and clashes.\xa0Martial law was proclaimed in Punjab on 15th\xa0April 1919.\xa0Rabindranath Tagore expressed the pain and anger of the country by renouncing his knighthood. |
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