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Explain the impact of jallainwala bag massacre on Indians |
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Answer» On 13th April 1919, the infamous Jallianwala Bagh incident took place at Amritsar, Punjab. Some people had come to protest against the new repressive , measures taken by the govt. and others had come to attend the annual Baisakhi fair. At that point in time, martial law at been imposed on the Indians and many of them who gathered at Jallianwala Bagh were from outside the city and thus not aware of the martial law that was imposed, where more than two people were not allowed to gather. General Dyer came there, blocked the exit points, and fired upon people killing hundreds and thousands of them. this was one of the brutal incidents that happened in Indian history. later news spread to the diff parts of the country and people went on streets in the north Indian towns. they were strikes, clashes with the police, and attack on police stations. Later again the govt used repressive measures on the Indians like satyagrahis were forced to rub their noses on the ground, crawl on the streets, and salute the British officials. People were flogged and villages were burnt. In\xa0Jallianwala Bagh\xa0incident on 13 April, 1919, General Dyer killed thousands of unarmed\xa0Indians. This incident shocked the entire nation. As the news of this incident began to spread, crowds took to the streets in many north\xa0Indian\xa0towns. There were strikes, clashes with the police and attacks on government buildings. Plese explain the question |
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