Pakistan's Supreme Court, acting on the directive of Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa, has penned a letter to British High Commissioner Jane Marriott, urging the United Kingdom to rectify its previous errors.
The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre remains a sombre reminder of the brutality of colonial rule and the sacrifices made by those who fought for freedom and justice. By uncovering the lesser-known facts, we honour the memory of the victims and reaffirm our commitment to never forget the lessons of history.
Independence Day 2023: Whether it was the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in Amritsar, the Satyagraha movement in Champaran or the Revolt of 1857 in West Bengal's Barrackpore, places have always held importance to people breaking the torturous chains of colonial rule.
On April 13, it has been 103 years since the horrific Jallianwala Bagh Massacre. Oftentimes, the incident has made it to the movies with Sardar Udham and Rang De Basanti being the prominent ones.
Hundreds of people protesting peacefully against the Rowlatt Acts, which granted the colonial administration repressive powers, were gunned down by British forces without any provocation in what became one of the most brutal turns in their occupation of India.
Udham Singh, who was a member of the revolutionist Ghadar party, shot Colonel Reginald Dyer on March 13, 1940 to avenge the massacre.
Speaking at a meeting of his party in Solapur, Pawar wondered if people had the right to express their views freely in the country.
Hitting out at Gandhi, BJP general secretary Tarun Chugh said the Congress leader should explain as to what his party did for the famous memorial, which commemorates the sacrifice of hundreds of unarmed civilians killed by the British forces in 1919, during its rule for decades.
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday termed the government's revamp of the Jallianwala Bagh memorial "very nice". Singh's remark came hours after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi called it an "insult of martyrs".
Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday took a dig at the Centre as he slammed the renovation of Jallianwala Bagh Smarak.
Jallianwala Bagh Smarak is a memorial to those who were martyred in the infamous incident on April 13, 1919.
The CM dedicated the memorial to the people of Punjab, saying this second memorial at the site of the gory massacre is a tribute to all those unknown martyrs who laid down their lives during the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.
Jallianwala Bagh Massacre: Hundreds of people were killed on April 13, 1919 as a result of indiscriminate firing by British troops in Jallianwala Bagh at Punjab's Amritsar.
April 13, 1919--The day which is marked on every Indian's mind for the painful memory it evokes. Today, India commemorates 101 years of the ghastly Jallianwala Bagh incident in the Sikh holy city Amritsar.
The Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar, which was scheduled to be opened for public on April 13, will now be opened on June 15, the Tourism Ministry said on Friday.
Shaheen Bagh may be turned into Jallianwala Bagh post-Delhi election, said Owaisi adding that the central government may resort to using force to evacuate the place where anti-CAA protests are taking place.
Around 25-30 Shiv Sena workers thrashed a Wadala resident for objectional post against Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray, the victim has alleged.
The Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed by voice vote the Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial Amendment Bill, 2019 with minor opposition from few political parties, including the Congress.
"Even 150 years of the first war of Independence was marked with a series of programmes but somehow the Jallianwala Bagh incident hasn't been given the attention it deserves," Gulzar said.
The six-day exhibition showcasing about 70 historical documents related to the Jallianwala Bagh massacre and Martial Law in Punjab in April 1919 opened at the Lahore Heritage Museum here on Saturday. A year earlier, Pakistan had exhibited the archives of the trial of revolutionary leader Bhagat Singh in Lahore.
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