Correct Answer - Option 2 : 13 April 1919
Jallianwala Bagh Massacre:
- The incident happened in the backdrop of protests against the Rowlatt Act and the subsequent arrest of Dr. Satyapal and Saifuddin Kichlew.
- To control the violence that emerged out after the arrest of the two nationalists, restrictions were imposed on the movement of people and holding the demonstrations in Amritsar.
- But on the day of Baisakhi, April 13, 1919, thousands of people were unaware of the restrictions gathered at Jallianwala Bagh.
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General Dyer following the orders of Michael O'Dwyer (Lt. Governor of Punjab) directed the troops to surround the gathering and shoot the people without any warning.
- As a result, thousands of people were killed and injured.
- After this incident, Rabindra Nath Tagore renounced his Knighthood.
- Mahatma Gandhi gave up the title of Kaiser-i-Hind and withdrew the Satyagrah against Rowlatt act.
Thus, the "Jallianwala Bagh" Massacre took place on 13 April 1919.
Rowlatt Act:
- The Rowlatt Act was passed by the British government to increase their grip on power over the common folk.
- This law was passed in March 1919 by the Imperial Legislative Council which gave them the power to arrest any person without any trial.
- To abolish this act, Gandhi and the other leaders called for a Hartal (suspension of work) to show Indians’ objection to this rule.
