Question

Write a short note on 'The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre'.

Answer 1

The Jallianwala Bagh massacre is an unforgettable event in Indian history that took place on 13 April 1919 in a park by the same name under General Dyer’s instructions.

The massacre resulted in the death of a lot of innocent people, who were predominantly Sikhs who had assembled to celebrate the Baisakhi festival. Many people were also seriously injured.

General Dyer ordered his troops to open fire without any warning and after blocking all the exits to the park. He reasoned that this act was to punish the Indians for holding a meeting by disobeying the British orders. He also stated that he intended to create a feeling of terror throughout the state of Punjab.  

The incident made General Dyer a hero in the House of Lords, but he lost his popularity in the House of Commons.

Answer 2

In 1919, the British government passed the Rowlatt Act, which was an amazingly oppressive measure. This Act approved the legislature to detain any individual without trial and conviction in an official courtroom. Gandhi began "satyagraha" and required a countrywide aloof resistance development in challenge the Act. 
To put down this development, the government chose to meet the challenge with restraint, especially in Punjab, under its Lieutenant-Governor, Sir Michael O' Dyer. In the meantime, two conspicuous pioneers, Dr. Saifuddin Kitchlu and Dr. Satyapal, were captured in Punjab. In challenge these captures, an unarmed and unprotected group accumulated on 13 April 1919 in Jallianwala Bagh at Amritsar. 
Under the requests of General R.E.H. Dyer, British troops encompassed the Bagh, shut the main exit and barbarously let go on the tranquil social event. Thousands were slaughtered and injured. The Jallianwala Bagh slaughter was in fact a dull catastrophe.