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Also known as Amritsar Massacre Took place on 13 April 1919 at Amritsar in Punjab The protest against Rowlatt Act   leads to the Massacre Rowlatt Act 1919 - Government had the power to arrest any person with out any reason On this day the Baishakhi pilgrims who came to participate in the annual Baisakhi celebrations as well as a crowd of nonviolent protesters gathered in Jallianwala Bagh to protest against the arrest of leaders Satya Pal and Dr Saifuddin Kitchlew. On General Dyer's order, his troops fired on the crowd for ten minutes . 379 dead and about 1,200 wounded Observation made by Mahatma Gandhi : “Plassey laid the foundation of the British Empire, Amritsar has shaken it.” C Sankaran Nair (INC) resigned from  Executive Council of the Governor-General of India.  Hunter commission was appointed to enquire about the tragedy.  Later Dyer was killed by Udham  Singh  (Ram Mohammad Singh Azad) Questions 1. Jalian Wala Ba...