jallianwalla bagh incident answer in points
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1. On 10th april 1919, in Amritsar the police fired upon a peaceful procession. This provoked widespread attacks on government establishment.
2. Martial law was imposed in Amritsar and the command of the area was given to general Dyer.
Main points are the following
1. The infamous jallianwalla bagh massacare took place on 13th april1919,the day on which Baisakhi is celebrated in Punjab.
2. A crowd of villagers came to participate in fair in jallianwalla bagh. this was enclosed from all sides with narrow entry points.
3. General Dyer blocked the exit points and opened fire on the crowd. Hundreds of people were killed in the incident.
4. Public reaction to the incident took a violent turn in many North Indian towns. The government was quite brutal in it's response.
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, crawlon streets and do salute to all the Sahibs, people
were beaten up and villages were bombed.