Question

Jallianwala Bagh massacre was an incident which ignited both sorrow as well as passion for independence adding fuel to the Indian freedom struggle. All national leaders condemned this cowardly act. Do you too consider the massacre as a cowardly act of the British? Why

Answer 1

Answer:

The Amritzar or Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place in Jallianwala Bagh – India on April 13, 1919. A short history of the events at that time indicates that Colonel Reginald Dyer during that day that was marking the New Year for the Sikhs, and due to the curfew prohibiting a group of 4 or more meeting in public, he ordered to open fire to the people gathered together at Jallianwala Bagh listening to a meeting taking place that may result in riots and protests and killing more than a thousand unarmed civilians.

I certainly agree this act was coward and a shame to the British Army. The action taken by colonel Dyer (The Butcher of Amritzar) is considered now a day’s an act of genocide, violating the basic principles of human rights, there was no honor and no values in killing civilians just because their right to meet publicly in disagreement with the British rule.