Explain the incident of Jallianwala Bagh .
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The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre was the deadliest and brutal incident ever happened in the history of India.
In 1919, the pre-independent India was slowly emerging with the help of Mahatma Gandhi.
In Amritsar, the British imposed a martial law in which it allowed detention of people. There was the usual annual Baisakhi fair. The people from other towns who gathered there were unaware of the law. They were brutally beaten up and killed. This lead to anger among the people across India. The Rowlatt Act was also implemented at that time. This act was passed by the Imperial Legislative Council which gave enormous power to the government to repress the political activities.
General Dyre claimed that the massacre was to create in the minds of Satyagrahis a feeling of terror and awe. There were strikes and clashes with the police and attacks on government buildings by the people mainly lived in the North Indian towns. The government responded with brutal repression. The villages were widely bombed, people were flogged and Satyagrahis were mostly ill treated. The non- cooperation movement which had been launched earlier was forced to stop by Gandhi as the result was violent.
This led to the emergence the Khilafat Movement which brough the Hindus and Muslims together.
➡On 13th April 1919 the infamous Jallianwala Bagh incident took place.A large crowd
gathered in the ground of the Jallianwala Bagh.Some came to protest against the govt’s
new repressive measures whle others came to attend the annual Baisakhi fair.
➡Many people were unaware of the Martial law that had been imposed.
➡General Dyer entered the
area,blocked the exit points and opened fire on the crowd,killing hundreds.As the news of
the incident spread,crowds took to streets in many north Indian towns.
➡There were strikes,clashes with the police and attacks on govt buildings.The govt.responded with
brutal repression,seeking to humiliate and terrorise people.