Question

Describe the Jallianwala bagh incident of 1919 (3points)

Answer 1

1) On April 1919, the people of Amritsar held a meeting at Jallianwala Bagh to protest the arrest of Dr. Satyapal and Dr. Saifuddin Kitchlew.
2) General Dyer, the military commander of Amritsar, ordered his troops to open fire upon the unarmed crowd.
3) As a result, hundreds of people were killed and wounded.
4) Gandhiji lost faith in the goodwill of the British government.
5) Rabindranath Tagore renounced his knighthood in protest.

Answer 2

• The period of 1920s marks the revolutionary satyagraha period of British India.Gandhiji formed Satyagrah for removal of British Raj without Violence.
• Governor General was FredricPeople gathered in Jallianwala Bagh Massacre some for peaceful demonstration while others for the celebration of their annual Baisakhi Fair.

• They were unknown to the new law passed by General Dyer, banning all public gathered meetings.The Jallianwalla Bagh is a public garden of about 6.27 acres , walled on all sides, with only five narrow entrances.
• On Sunday,13 April 1919, Dyer convinced a major insurrection could take place, banned all meetings.Dyer and troops entered the Garden blocked the exit point and opened fire on public.