Question

Jallian wala Bagh Tragedy
a) Who were the prominent leaders arrested ?
b) Where did the people gather ?
c) who was the British military commander of Amritsar ?
d) What did Rabindranath Tagore do ?

Answer 1

1) Two prominent leaders of Punjab Dr. Satyapal and Dr. Saifuddin kitchlew arrested on 13 April 1999. More than 10,000 people had gathered in Jallianwala Bagh at Amritsar to protest peacefully against the arrest of their leader.

2) More than 10,000 people had gathered in Jallianwala Bagh at Amritsar to protest peacefully against the arrest of their leader.

3) The British military commander of Amritsar was General Dyer. He with his troop surrounded the Jallianwala Bagh on all the sides. More than 10,000 people were gathered in the park to peaceful protest the arrest of their leaders. The then British troops commander, ordered his men to shoot on the peaceful unarmed crowd without giving any warning.

4) The Jallianwala Bagh massacre horrified Indians Rabindranath Tagore renounced his knighthood in protest against this incident.