New Delhi: Today is the 100th anniversary of Jallianwala Bagh. Desh is remembering the martyrs on the 100th anniversary of Jallianwala Bagh. Thousands of people were killed in this massacre in Amritsar in 1919, but only 379 murder has been recorded in the figures of the British government. The Jallianwala Bagh murder case is a black chapter in the history of British India.
99 years ago, on 13 April 1919, the British officer General Dyer fired indiscriminately on the untoward crowd in Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar. More than 1,000 people were killed in this murder, while more than 1,500 were injured. The day this cruel incident took place was Baisakhi. The end of the British rule began after this assassination. After this, the country got a revolutionary like Udham Singh and a wave of patriotism ran among many youths including Bhagat Singh’s hearts. Know, 10 special things related to Jallianwala Bagh assassination …
100th anniversary of Jallianwala Bagh murder: 10 special things
1. A meeting was being held on April 13, 1919 at Jallianwala Bagh, located one and a half kilometers from the famous Golden Temple in Amritsar, ie, one and a half kilometers from the Golden Temple. There was also Baisakhi that day. A fair was also held in Jallianwala Bagh for many years on the day of Baisakhi, in which hundreds of people reached there that day to attend.
2.Then the Brigadier General of the then British Army reached the respected dyer with 90 soldiers. The soldiers surrounded the garden and started firing bullets on the unstable people. The people present there also tried to get out, but the way was very narrow, and Dyer’s troops stood by stopping him. For this reason, no one could get out and Hindustani failed to save his life.
3. On the orders of General Dyer, the British Army opened fire for about 10 minutes without stopping. There was about 1,650 rounds of firing in this incident. It is said that when the bullets were finished with the soldiers, their hands stopped.
4. Many people jumped into a well built in the garden to save their lives, which is now called ‘Shaheedi Kuan’. It is still present in Jallianwala Bagh and reminds of those innocent people who had become a worker of the bad plans of the British.
5. According to the British government, about 379 people died in this firing and 1,200 people were wound, but according to the Indian National Congress, more than 1,000 people were martyred that day, out of which 120 bodies were found from the wells and more than 1,500 people were injured.
6. General Dyer was a very supporter of Rowlett Act, and he did not oppose it. His intention was that Indians would be scared after this assassination, but on the contrary, the whole country became agitated against the British government.
7. The assassination was criticized all over the world. Finally under pressure, the Secretary of State Edwin Montegue formed the Hunter Commission to investigate it at the end of 1919. After the commission report, Dyer was demonstrated and made a colonel, and was also sent back to Britain.
8.The House of Commons passed a condemnation resolution against Dyer, but the House of Lords passed his commendation resolution praising the assassination. Later, under pressure, the British Sakar passed his condemnation proposal. In 1920, Dyer had to resign.
9. On March 13, 1940, Udham Singh went to London to avenge the Jallianwala Bagh murder. There he shot and killed Dyer in Caxton Hall. Udham Singh was hanged on 31 July 1940. Udham Singh Nagar of Uttarakhand is named after him.
10.The Jallianwala Bagh assault affected Bhagat Singh inside. It is said that when Bhagat Singh came to know about this murder, he reached Jallianwala Bagh after walking 19 km from his school.
