Rejected petition The government should apologise for the massacre in Jallian Bagh, Amritsar, 1919

On the 13th April 1919, British troops opened fire on civilians in the walled gardens of Jallian Bagh in Amritsar, India. Hundreds were killed and many more injured in the massacre. But the British Government still hasn't made a formal apology - should it?

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Date submitted 13 April 2019
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