Punjab, Haryana CMs, other leaders pay homage to those killed in Jallianwala Bagh massacre

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, his Haryana counterpart Nayab Singh Saini and several other leaders from the two neighbouring states on Monday paid homage to those killed in the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in 1919.

In a post on X in Punjabi, Mann said the country will forever remember the heroic sacrifice of these brave warriors who fell victim to the tyranny of British rule.

“The blood shed by the martyrs will always continue to inspire our coming generations with patriotism and sacrifice. Come, let us unite to create the Punjab of the martyrs’ dreams...,” Mann said.

Haryana Chief Minister Saini said the Jallianwala Bagh massacre is that dark chapter of the Indian freedom struggle which shook the soul of the entire nation to its core.

The sacrifice of these heroes, who despite being unarmed, demonstrated indomitable courage and unparalleled selflessness for the freedom of their motherland, will continue to serve as an eternal source of inspiration, Saini wrote on X in Hindi.

Paying his tributes, Congress leader and former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said the patriotism, dedication, courage, sacrifice, and selfless martyrdom of the brave martyrs of Jallianwala Bagh will be remembered forever.

Punjab BJP president Sunil Jakhar, while paying his heartfelt tributes to the martyrs of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, said their saga of indomitable courage and self-respect in the face of the brutality of foreign rulers will continue to inspire every generation of this nation.

Hundreds of people protesting peacefully against the Rowlatt Act, which granted repressive powers to the colonial administration, were gunned down by British forces without any provocation on April 13, 1919 at Jallianwala Bagh in Punjab’s Amritsar.