Jallianwala Bagh massacre centenary

CONTEXT:

  • The nation is paying homage to martyrs of Jallianwala Bagh massacre on its hundredth anniversary on 13 April, 2019.
  • Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu will release a Commemorative Coin and Commemorative Postage Stamp.

BACKGROUND:

  • Hundreds of innocent people were killed by Brigadier General Dyer during a peaceful meeting at the Jallianwala park on this day in 1919.
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