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PM remembers martyrs of Jallianwala Bagh massacre
New
Delhi,
Apr
13:
Prime
Minister
Narendra
Modi
on
Monday
paid
tributes
to
the
martyrs
of
the
Jallianwala
Bagh
massacre
of
1919,
saying
their
valour
will
inspire
Indians
for
years
to
come.
"I bow to those martyrs who were killed mercilessly in Jallianwala Bagh on this day. We will never forget their courage and sacrifice," he wrote on Twitter.
Their valour will inspire Indians for the years to come, the Prime Minister said.
British Indian troops on the orders of Brigadier Gen Reginald Dyer had opened fire on a large group of people who had gathered at Jallianwala Bagh, Amritsar to celebrate Baisakhi, the harvest festival.
At least 400 people were killed and a thousand were injured.
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