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Jallianwala Bagh Massacre 104th Anniversary

  • The massacre is a sobering reminder of the brutalities under the British colonial rule, which completes 104 years in 2023.
  • The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre is one of the tragic and darkest events in the Indian history that led to the killing of several unarmed Indians and injuring many more.
  • British military officer General Dyer on April 13, 1919, ordered his troops to open fire at an unarmed crowd that gathered in an open area near the Golden Temple in Punjab’s Amritsar to stage peaceful protest against the arrest of nationalist leaders Saifuddin Kitchlew and Satyapal.
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