Jallianwala Bagh Massacre: PM, VP, President Pay Tributes To Martyrs
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday paid tributes to the martyrs of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre of 1919, saying 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," he wrote on Twitter.
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
British Indian troops on the orders of Brigadier Gen Reginald Dyer had opened fire on a large group of people who had gathered at Jallianwala Bagh, Amritsar to celebrate Baisakhi, the harvest festival on 13 April 1919. At least 400 people were killed and a thousand were injured.
This year marks 101 years of the massacre.
President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice-president Venkaiah Naidu also paid tributes to the martyrs of the Jallianwala massacre.
On behalf of the entire nation, I bow in tribute to the freedom fighters who were martyred at Jallianwala Bagh on this day. Their sacrifice can never be forgotten by a grateful nation, and their courage and patriotism continues to inspire us. pic.twitter.com/EctABbKtp9 — President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) April 13, 2020 On the anniversary of Jallianwala Bagh massacre today, I join the nation in paying my deepest gratitude & homage to the martyrs, who laid down their lives on April 13, 1919. #Jallianwalabagh — Vice President of India (@VPSecretariat) April 13, 2020
Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi also paid tributes and said that their sacrifice will never be forgotten. CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury said that over a century later, the Jallianwala Bagh massacre still holds influence and relevance.
जलियांवाला बाग हत्याकांड की स्मृति दिवस पर सभी शहीदों को शत् शत् नमन। — Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) April 13, 2020 The first ever country-wide hartal against the draconian Rowlatt Act had the seeds of democratic rights which sprouted in the form of our Constitution. Both, the unity of our people & Constitution must be protected at all costs. Our tributes to the martyrs #JallianwalaBagh (2/2) https://t.co/Xgxt7IqlIj — Sitaram Yechury (@SitaramYechury) April 13, 2020
My tribute to the martyrs of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, on this day in 1919. Your sacrifice will never be forgotten. pic.twitter.com/VYjWIeuszH
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