The UK Government is “reflecting” on demands for a formal apology for the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in April 1919 during the British Raj, a Minister told the House of Lords. During a debate titled ‘Amritsar Massacre: Centenary’ in the Upper House, Baroness Annabel Goldie also confirmed plans to mark 100 years since the tragedy “in the most appropriate and respectful way”.
“The Government at the time, as we know, roundly condemned the atrocity, but it is the case that no subsequent government have apologised,” said Baroness Goldie, who holds the post of Government whip and Baroness-in Waiting in the Lords.