Analyse the circumstances which led to Jallianwala Bagh incident.
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Answer:- The circumstances which led to Jallianwala Bagh incident are:-
1. Rowlatt Act
The Rowlatt Act was passed by the government despite the United opposition of the Indian members. The act Dev enormous powers to the police to arrest anyone without any trial.
2. Rowlatt Satyagraha
Gandhiji decided to launch Rowlatt Satyagraha. Rallies where organised in various cities, workers went on strike and shops were closed down. Alarmed by the popular upsurge, British government decided to arrest Indian leaders. Local leaders where pick the from Amritsar and Delhi.
3. Martial Law:
Seeing the people's reaction against the arrest of their leaders police imposed Martial Law in Amritsar. On 13th April 1919 General Dyer fired at the people who had gathered in Jallianwala Bagh killing many.
There was several reasons for the tragedy which happened in Jallianwala Bagh, when general Dyre closed all exit gates of the parks and started shooting the people.
This upsurge was the reason of the popular support of the Indians for freedom.
British government wanted to control mass mobilisation by arresting Indian leaders who was playing key role in organising freedom movement. Therefore to control this British government also imposed martial in Amritsar.