What was the cause of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre?
Saifuddin Kitchlyu arr. Satya Pal and for this, a large number of the peaceful crowd gathered in this place of Amritsar. With anger for this protection, the British Officer named Brigadier General R.E.H. Dyer put his soldiers all around the Bagh to block the exit of the people.
This Bagh had blocked with buildings from three sides and only one side was available for the exit of the people which was blocked. Thereafter, that cruel general ordered his soldiers to open fire with Lee-Enfield rifles on the unarmed peaceful protesters even on those who tried to flee to save themselves.
In compliance with the orders of the general, the troops continued firing on the protesters until their entire ammunition was exhausted. It was a very heart-hitting incident in which at least 1000 people lost their lives and about 1250 people were injured.
With this incident, the first Asian Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore was shocked to the extent that he surrender his knighthood with the words that such mass murders are not worthy to give anyone any title. Due to this merciless incident, many moderate Indians abandoned their loyalty towards the Britishers and became true Indians.
Places to Visit near Jallianwala Bagh:
- Jallianwala Bagh
- Gurudwara Guru Ka Mahal
- Santokhsar Sahib
- Heritage Shawls
- Dukh Bhanjani Ber Tree
- Gurudwara Lachi Ber
- Central Sikh Museum
- Tourist Hero Amritsar
- The Partition Museum
- Akal Takhat
- Incredible Amritsar
- City of Pedals
- Tempid’Orre
- Khair-ud-Din Masjid
- Durgiana Temple
- Digamber Jain Temple
- Maharaja Ranjit Singh Statue
Airport near Jallianwala Bagh: Guru Ram Das Jee international airport is nearest to this Bagh and is about 10 km. from the city centre.
Railway Station near Jallianwala Bagh: Amritsar Railway Station is the nearest to this place.
The Ideal Time to Visit Jallianwala Bagh: March to June in Summer and October to February in Winter.
