More than a century later, the family members of the victims and survivors of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre still mourn the black day and say the magnitude of the tragedy should never be forgotten.
ON August 28, 2021, after closed-door work that lasted more than a year, the ‘renovated’ Jallianwala Bagh was digitally dedicated and opened to the public by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The PM wrote on his Twitter handle: “Join me as we inaugurate the renovated complex of Jallian
Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch and the nation’s figurehead for seven decades, had visited Amritsar in 1997, which also marked the 50th Independence Day celebrations.
Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament Vikramjit Singh Sahney paid homage at Jallianwala Bagh here on Tuesday. He appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is the chairperson of the Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial Trust, to appoint a panel of experts to restore the heritage to its original form.
Amid objections raised over fresh alterations done and structures raised during the multi-crore facelift project of Jallianwala Bagh, the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) has pointed out “improper descriptive text” on wall panels and “misspelt signboards