Chief Minister Dr Raman Singh paid heartfelt tribute to the martyrs of Jallianwala Bagh massacre that had taken place in Punjab on April 13, 1919 during freedom movement of India, said in an official statement here on Friday.
In his message, Chief Minister Raman Singh said that celebration of the joyous harvest festival of 'Baisakhi' on April 13, 1919 soon turned into mourning, when the then British rulers opened indiscriminate firing on defenseless crowd that had assembled at Jallianwala Bagh to attend a general meeting held in opposition of Rowlatt Act.
Hundreds of people were martyred in the massacre.
Chief Minister Raman Singh paid tribute to the Jallianwala Bagh martyrs, saying that the sacrifices of such martyrs have bestowed us with freedom and democracy.