PM Modi, Odisha CM Naveen Pay Tributes To Jallianwala Bagh Massacre Victims

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik paid tributes to the victims of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre on Tuesday.

“Tributes to those martyred in the Jallianwala Bagh massacre. Their courage, heroism and sacrifice gives strength to every Indian,” Modi said in a tweet this morning.

Tributes to those martyred in the Jallianwala Bagh massacre. Their courage, heroism and sacrifice gives strength to every Indian.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 13, 2021

“Humble tributes to the martyrs who laid their lives in the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in 1919. The Nation will never forget their supreme sacrifices and they will continue to inspire love for our motherland,” tweeted Patnaik.

Humble tributes to the martyrs who laid their lives in the #JallianwalaBagh massacre in 1919. The Nation will never forget their supreme sacrifices and they will continue to inspire love for our motherland. pic.twitter.com/8vbB8WXEMZ

— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) April 13, 2021

Hundreds of people were killed by British troops on this day in 1919 as they fired indiscriminately on an unarmed gathering of thousands who had assembled in Jallianwala Bagh in Punjab amid nationwide protests against the Rowlatt Act which had extended wartime repressive measures.

(With inputs from IANS)