Describe the intendet and impact of the jallianwalla Bagh
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Impact of Jallianwala Bagh massacre:
1. News of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre spread like fire and people all over North India started to protest.
2. Police and government building were attacked by the people and they went on strikes.
3. The colonial government reacted with brutal repression. Satyagrahis were humiliated by rubbing the nose on the ground, crawling and saluting the officers.
4. People were flogged and villages were bombed by the government. 5. Mahatma Gandhi called off the movement because of the rapid spread of violence.
a. Against the Rowlatt Act rallies were organized,
the railway workshop workers went on strike
and the shops were closed down. The British
administration got alarmed and were scared about
the disruption of the communication lines such
as the railways and the telegraph. To suppress
the nationalists the British administration picked
up the local leaders and barred Gandhiji from
entering Delhi. On 10th April 1919, the police
opened fire in Amritsar on a peaceful procession
and Martial law was imposed.
b. On 13th April 1919, huge crowd had gathered in
the Jallianwalla Bagh. The crowd had two different
objectives. Some of them gathered to protest
the new repressive measures of the government
whereas others gathered to attend the annual
Baisakhi fair. Those who came from outside city
were not aware of the martial law. General Dyer
entered in the ground, closed the exit points and
opened fire in which hundreds of innocent people
were killed. This was basically done to create a
feeling of terror in the minds of Satyagrahis.
c. This infamous incident resulted in strikes, clashes
with the police and the government buildings were
attacked. This reaction of Indians was brutally
suppressed by the government as the Satyagrahis
were forced to rub their nose on the ground, crawl on streets and do salute to all the Sahibs, people
were beaten up and villages were bombed.