As soon as the 106th anniversary of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre comes, the debate has resumed whether the British government should apologize. Recently, British Conservative MP Bob Blackman called upon the government to accept atrocities and apologize for a formal apology, which emphasized permanent marks released by one of the most cruel acts of colonial repression. Speaking in the UK Parliament, the Blackman attracted attention to the tragic incidents of April 13, 1919, insisting that thousands of innocent citizens were killed and injured in the Jallianwala Bagh murder case led by General Dyer.
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Considering this black chapter of history, he described this day as a stain on British history. In the House of Commons, he recalled how General Dyer had ordered British soldiers to firing on unarmed citizens gathered peacefully in Jallianwala Bagh. Families gathered peacefully in Jallianwala Bagh and were enjoying the day in the sun. However, General Dyer, who is leading the British Army, sent his soldiers to the region and ordered them to firing on the crowd until their ammunition is over. By the end of the massacre, 1,500 people lost their lives and 1,200 people were injured.
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Blackman also mentioned that in 2019 the then Prime Minister Theresa May accepted the massacre, but did not issue any formal statement on the matter. He said that finally, General Dyer faced insult to this atrocities, which remains a shameful mark on the British colonial history. In 2019, Theresa May recognized it as a black chapter of British rule in India. However, no formal apologies were sought.
