PM Modi pays tribute to Jallianwala Bagh martyrs

I bow to those martyrs who were killed mercilessly in Jallianwala Bagh on this day. We will never forget their courage and sacrifice. Their valour will inspire Indians for the years to come, tweeted Prime Minister Modi. The massacre took place on April 13, 1919 when British troops, under the command of Colonel Reginald Dyer, fired machine guns into a crowd of unarmed protesters and pilgrims who had gathered in Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar on the occasion of Baisakhi.

New Delhi: Prime minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to martyrs who lost their lives in the Jallianwala Bagh massacre and said their valour will inspire Indians for years to come.

"I bow to those martyrs who were killed mercilessly in Jallianwala Bagh on this day. We will never forget their courage and sacrifice. Their valour will inspire Indians for the years to come," PM Modi said in a tweet.

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  I bow to those martyrs who were killed mercilessly in Jallianwala Bagh on this day. We will never forget their courage and sacrifice. Their valour will inspire Indians for the years to come. pic.twitter.com/JgDwAoWkAy

  — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 13, 2020

The prime minister also shared a picture of his earlier visit to Jallianwala Bagh memorial.

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The massacre took place on April 13, 1919 when troops of the British Indian army, under the command of Colonel Reginald Dyer, fired machine guns into a crowd of unarmed protesters and pilgrims who had gathered in Jallianwala Bagh in Punjab's Amritsar on the occasion of Baisakhi.

The crowd had assembled peacefully at the venue to condemn the arrest of two national leaders- Satya pal and Saifuddin Kitchlew- when they were fired at indiscriminately by General Dyer and his men.

According to British government records, 379 people including men, women and children were killed while 1,200 were wounded in the firing. Other sources place the number of dead at well 1,000.

(ANI)