Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday equated the mowing down of farmers in UP’s Lakhimpur Kheri with the Jallianwala Bagh massacre and said on coming to power, his government will act against people shielding perpetrators of the crime. Eight people, including four farmers, were killed in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence last October. The farmers … Read more
In 2019, the Centre had earmarked around Rs 20 crore to commemorate 100 years of the massacre. (Photo credit: Twitter/@BJP4India) Prime Minister Narendra Modi threw open to the public the renovated Jallianwala Bagh complex in Amritsar on August 28. The monument, originally inaugurated by President Dr. Rajendra Prasad in 1961, was the nation’s tribute to … Read more
While PM Modi will inaugurate the event virtually from New Delhi, the site will witness the presence of Chief Ministers of Punjab, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Union Minister of Culture and other dignitaries. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is slated to inaugurate the renovated complex of the Jallianwala Bagh Smarak in Amritsar on Saturday. PM Modi … Read more
Indians needed to be taught obedience, believed Michael O’Dwyer, Lieutenant Governor of Punjab. On April 13, 1919, he marched his soldiers into the walled garden and ordered them to open fire. Jallianwala Bagh: A Groundbreaking History of the 1919 MassacreVN DattaPenguin Random HousePp 248, Rs 399 Based on a meticulous exploration of the primary sources … Read more
Jallianwala Bagh became a key point in the history of India’s struggle for independence. 102 Years Of Jallianwala Bagh Massacre: April 13 marks the day of the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre, and this Tuesday is the 102nd anniversary of the incident. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre refers to the incident that took place in 1919 at Amritsar’s Jallianwala … Read more