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Jallianwala Bagh Massacre Day - April 13
April 15 , 2019
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- Jallianwala Bagh Massacre Day observed every year April 13 to Commemorate Amritsar Massacre which was took place on 1919 at Jallianwala Bagh,Punjab.
- It is named after the famous Jallianwala Bagh, which is a public garden stretched over an area of 7 acres, with walls covering all of its sides.
- People had assembled for a peaceful to condemn the arrest and deportation of two national leaders, Satya Pal and Saifuddin Kitchlew.
- The troops of the British Indian Army under the command of Colonel Reginald Dyer fired rifles into a crowd of Indians.
- While the official enquiry by the British informed about 379 deaths, the death toll was quoted to be around 1,000 by Congress.
- This year marks the 100th year of the black episode in the Indian freedom struggle.
- Also, the Vice President of India released a postage stamp and a coin commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.
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