David Cameron regrets Jallianwala Bagh massacre

British Prime Minister David Cameron said Jallianwala Bagh massacre in 1919 is “a deeply shameful event in British history” during his Amritsar visit on Wednesday.

Cameron who becomes the first British prime minister in chair, regrets publicly over Jallianwala Bagh massacre during British rule in India.

“This was a deeply shameful event in British history – one that Winston Churchill rightly described at that time as monstrous,” Cameron wrote in the visitor’s notebook.

“We must never forget what happened here…and in remembering we must ensure that the UK stands up for the right of peaceful protest around the world” he adds.

Jallianwala Bagh massacre is one of the saddest episodes in Indian history. On 13 April 1919, Brigadier-General E.H. Dyer ordered firing at unarmed men, women and children which took more than 1000 lives, and wounded many more.

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