In amritsar, tourists can visit an enclosed garden, Jallianvala Bagh, the site of the brutal unfortunate incident. The event is also dealt with as a massacre of Amritsar. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre: british forces shot a widespread peaceful protest gathering with more than 1,000 victims killed and hundreds wounded.
This revised complex will be opened by PM Modi via video conferencing. It is a monument to those martyred during the infamous massacre of Jallianwala Bagh on 13 april 1919. On august 28, PM narendra modi will open today via video conference a refurbished memorial complex of Jallianwala Bagh. Modi also opened museum galleries developed at the amritsar Memorial, according to the prime minister's office. It added that the event will feature several initiatives to upgrade the complex by government development. The PMO observed that the adaptive use of redundant and underused buildings led to the creation of four museum galleries.
The gallery shows the historical value of events in punjab during that time, combining audio-visual technology with projection and 3D representation, as well as art and sculptural work. The events that took place on april 13, 1919, when british forces fired a broad and peaceful rally of protesters indiscriminately to kill and wound hundreds of thousands of people were displayed in a sound and light display.
APRIL 13, 1919 MASSACRE? What happened?
On april 13, 1919, the massacre of Jallianwala Bagh was perpetrated. The Martian Law imposition prohibiting public assemblies was not made aware of by people. Thus, the baisakhi festival, which was celebrated on april 13 in 1919, met with thousands of people. The killings were conducted under the orders of the Acting Brigadier, Colonel Reginald Dyer. Without warning, Colonel Dyer ordered the firing or asked to disperse the crowd.
The place was closed on three sides as the houses with their back walls surrounding the area were built around it. No way for the people gathered to flee, with the exception of the main entrance. mahatma gandhi has returned his award for "Kaiser-i-Hind" for the same reason. The british government honoured him for his role in the Boer War.
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