New Delhi, Apr 13 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi today saluted the martyrs of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre and said their valour and heroism can never be forgotten.
“Saluting the martyrs of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre. Their valour & heroism will never be forgotten,” Mr Modi said. On this day in 1919, Colonel Reginald Dyera ordered troops to fire at a crowd, who had gathered to celebrate the Baishakhi festival at Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar, killing hundreds. The Prime Minister also greeted the people on the occasion of Baisakhi