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Rahul Gandhi pays homage to Jallianwala Bagh martyrs
Congress President Rahul Gandhi visited the Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial on Saturday morning and paid homage to hundreds of people, who were massacred by British forces on April 13, 1919.
Rahul accompanied by Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and visited Golden Temple complex where he offered prayers at the Akal Takht on Friday night.
April 13, 2019, marks the 100th anniversary of the massacre, in which British forces led by Brigadier General Reginald Dyer opened fire on hundreds of unarmed, innocent Indians, including women and children, who were protesting peacefully against the oppressive Rowlatt Act of the British government.
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu will also arrive at the place on Saturday afternoon for the main function to commemorate the 100 years of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.
