Jallianwala Bagh

Jallianwala Bagh massacre  ➨ Indian history

• In protest to the Rowlatt Act, Amritsar observed Harthal peacefully both on 30 March and 6 April 1919.
• The government decided to meet the popular protest with the repression.
• On April 10, 1919 Dr. Satypal and Dr. Kitchlew two popular leaders of the province, were deported from Amritsar.
• On 12 April 1919, a proclamation was issued by General Dyer that no meeting or gathering of the people was to be held.
• However no steps were taken to see that the proclamation was brought to the notice of the people.
• The result was a public meeting was announced for 13 April 1919 in Jallianwala Bagh.
• The meeting started and there were about 6000 to 10000 people present in the meeting.
• Without giving any warning to the people to disperse
• General Dyer ordered the troops to fire. Many people were killed.
• On this occasion Tagore renounced his Knighthood in protest.
• Michael O Dyer Governor of the Punjab Province supported the incident.
• Gandhiji renounced the “ Kaiseer-Hind medal given to him for his work during the Boer war.
• Hunter committee was appointed to enquire in to the Jallianwala bagh Massacre (1920)
• Hunter commissions report was described by Gandhiji as White wash.
• Sardar Udham Singh who took the name Ram Muhammed Singh, Murdered Dyer in England as revenge to Massacre.
• The English House of Lords presented a Jeweled Sword to General in which was inscribed “Saviour of the Punjab”.