Question

‘The Jallianwala Bagh atrocities, inflicted by General Dyer in Amritsar on Baisakhi day (13 April), were a part of the brutal measures of repression used by the government.’ What atrocities were committed there? How were they committed?

Answer 1

Answer:

Over 400 unarmed people were killed by the British India Army on the orders of General Dyer for assembling at Jallianwala Bagh.  

Explanation:

• General Dyer, a tyrant officer of the British Indian Army ordered the troops to open fire on a peaceful gathering of over 1000 people.

• These orders were merely given out of the hatred that General Dyer possessed towards Indians.

• This infamous incident of Jallianwala Bagh is looked at as the epitome of cruelty by the British on common Indians.