US EditionBritish MP Urges UK Government To Apologise For Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
- On the 106th anniversary of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, British Conservative MP Bob Blackman urged the UK government to formally apologize for the atrocities committed during the event, highlighting its brutal legacy.
- On April 13, 1919, British troops under General Dyer fired on unarmed civilians gathered for a peaceful protest, resulting in over 1,500 deaths and 1,200 injuries, a significant event in India's independence movement.
- In 2019, then-Prime Minister Theresa May acknowledged the massacre but did not issue a formal apology, which Blackman referred to as a significant stain on British history.
- Lucy Powell, the Leader of the House, described the massacre as one of the most notorious episodes in British colonialism and assured that the government would address the issue ahead of the anniversary.
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106 years after Jallianwala Bagh massacre, apology demand rocks UK Parliament again
British MP Bob Blackman has reiterated the demand for a formal apology from the UK government for the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in 1919, where British General Dyer ordered troops to open fire on a peaceful gathering, killing around 1,500 people and leaving many others injured.
British MP Urges UK Government To Apologise For Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
UK Conservative MP for Harrow East, Bob Blackman, on late Thursday said that he demanded that the UK government tenders an apology to India on the anniversary of the grim Jallianwala Bagh Massacre. Speaking in the UK Parliament, Blackman highlighted the events of April 13, 1919, and said that thousands of innocent civilians were killed and injured in the shooting at Jallianwala Bagh. "Today, I raised the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre. I asked the Go…
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