Question

Write a newspaper report on
(a) The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
(b) The Simon Commission

Answer 1

A)The dissatisfaction against Rowlatt Act led to mass agitations.The government was determined to suppress the mass agitation.A large but unarmed crowd had gathered on 13th April,1919 at Amritsar in the Jallianwala Bagh,to protest against the arrest of their popular leaders Dr.Saif-ud-din kitchen and Dr Satyapul.General Dyer,the Military commander of Amritsar,decided to terrorise the people of Amritsar into complete submission.Jallianwala Bagh was a large open space,which was enclosed on three sides and had only one exit.General Dyer surronde the
the Bagh,closed the exit with his troops an the ordered his men to shoot into the crowd.Thousands were killed and wounded.
B) In 1927,the British Government appointed the Indian Statutory Commission, known popularly by its chairman Simon to go into the question of fruther Constitutional Reform. The committee had to review The working of the dyarchy system,introduced by Montague Chelmsford Reform of 1919 and to report to extent a representative government can be introduced In India.All the members of the commission were white.The Indians protested,aganist the Simon Commission, because of the exclusion of Indians from the commission and in the fear that the foreigners would discuss and decide upon India's fitness for self government.

Answer 2

Answer:

a) On 13th April 1919, a large crowd gathered in the enclosed ground of Jallianwala Bagh – some to protest against the British government’s repressive measures, others to attend the annual Baishakhi Fair. These people were unaware of the imposition of Martial Law in the city. General Dyer, the Commander, blocked the exit points from the Bagh and opened fire upon the innocent citizens. Dyer’s intention was to produce a ‘moral effect’ and terrorize satyagrahis. Hundreds of innocent people including women and children were killed and wounded due to this indiscriminate firing by the British soldiers, which ultimately led to nation-wide outrage. Jallianwala Bagh incident was the most brutal incident in the History of India.

b) The Simon Commission was constituted by the Tory Government in Britain, under Sir John Simon. The objective of the Commission was to look into the functioning of the constitutional system in India and suggest some constitutional changes. But nationalists in India opposed the Commission because it had not a single Indian member. Therefore, when the Simon Commission arrived in India in 1928, it was greeted with the slogan “Go Back Simon”. All parties, including Congress and the Muslim league, participated in the demonstrations.

Explanation:

• i hope you like this answer