LONDON: One of Britain's senior-most Indian-origin MPs has tabled a parliamentary movement, calling for Prime Minister Theresa May to apologise for the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in Amritsar all over the Raj in 1919.
Virendra Sharma tabled his Early Day Motion (EDM) titled 'Jallianwala Bagh Massacre of 1919' earlier this week and has attracted five further signatures from British MPs thus far.
"This was an important moment in the history of Britain in India. Many suggest it was the beginning of the end, a moment that finally emboldened the Independence Movement. It must be commemorated, and the British government should make clear its repudiation of such a barbaric act," stated the Labour Party MP for Ealing Southall.
The massacre happened in Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar over Baisakhi in April 1919 when troops of the British Indian Army under the command of Colonel Dyer fired machine guns at a crowd of people preserving a pro-independence demonstration. It claimed 1000's of lives and injured 1000's others.
The EDM calls on the House of Commons to recognise the significance of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre as a turning level in the history of the British Empire in India.
The EDM notes that as the centenary of the event is coming near, it's suitable to commemorate it.
It also recognises that former British Prime Minister David Cameron referred to the massacre as a "deeply shameful act" all over a discuss with to India.
It urges the government to ensure that "British children are taught about this shameful period and that modern British values welcome the right to peaceful protest; and further urges the government formally to apologise in the House and inaugurate a memorial day to commemorate this event".
EDMs are formal motions tabled in the House of Commons as a way of drawing attention to a particular factor or reason.
Virendra Sharma tabled his Early Day Motion (EDM) titled 'Jallianwala Bagh Massacre of 1919' earlier this week and has attracted five further signatures from British MPs thus far.
"This was an important moment in the history of Britain in India. Many suggest it was the beginning of the end, a moment that finally emboldened the Independence Movement. It must be commemorated, and the British government should make clear its repudiation of such a barbaric act," stated the Labour Party MP for Ealing Southall.
The massacre happened in Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar over Baisakhi in April 1919 when troops of the British Indian Army under the command of Colonel Dyer fired machine guns at a crowd of people preserving a pro-independence demonstration. It claimed 1000's of lives and injured 1000's others.
The EDM calls on the House of Commons to recognise the significance of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre as a turning level in the history of the British Empire in India.
The EDM notes that as the centenary of the event is coming near, it's suitable to commemorate it.
It also recognises that former British Prime Minister David Cameron referred to the massacre as a "deeply shameful act" all over a discuss with to India.
It urges the government to ensure that "British children are taught about this shameful period and that modern British values welcome the right to peaceful protest; and further urges the government formally to apologise in the House and inaugurate a memorial day to commemorate this event".
EDMs are formal motions tabled in the House of Commons as a way of drawing attention to a particular factor or reason.
Jallianwala Bagh: Motion tabled in UK parliament
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