Respectful homage to the martyrs of Jallianwala Bagh.

It was on this day in 1919, the Jallianwala Bagh massacre has taken place. The Jallianwala Bagh massacre is the darkest chapter of our freedom movement. On 13th April, 1919, nearly 10,000 people had gathered in the Jallianwala Bagh at Amritsar, to express their peaceful protest for the repressive Rowlatt Act and the arresting of prominent leaders of the freedom struggle, under this law. The Jallianwala Bagh is a park closed on all three sides, with a narrow passage on one side. All of a sudden, the British troops entered the Jallianwala Bagh and started firing on the armless gathering. To escape the firing, many people jumped into the well located inside the Jallianwala Bagh. The army kept on firing, till their ammunitions were exhausted. Thousands were killed and a large number of people were injured. However, the British government maintained that only 397 were killed. Till today, the British government has not apologised for the atrocities committed by them at Jallianwala Bagh. On this day, BSNLEU pays it’s respectful homage to the Martyrs of Jallianwala Bagh and promises to carry forward the “anti-imperialist spirit “of the martyrs of Jallianwala Bagh.