An exhibition displaying secret official documents of British India government related to Jallianwala Bagh massacre of 1919, its aftermath and the Martial law (that was imposed by the British in Punjab banning public assemblies to suppress agitations against them) opened in Pakistan’s Lahore Saturday. AdvertisingThe exhibition — ‘100 Years of the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre & Martial Law in Punjab – The Official Records Speak Themselves’ was inaugurated by Tahir Yousaf, secretary (archives), government of Punjab, Pakistan. An official brief said that these documents “throw a new light on the horrors committed by the British government” in Punjab “after declaration of Martial law in Amritsar, Lahore, Gujranwala, Gujrat (in Pakistan) and Lyallpur districts in 1919”. These are the rare secret British government documents of 1919 that are only in possession of Pakistan. He also asks for imposing Martial Law in Jhelum to “teach people discipline as a punishment”.

Source: Indian Express April 21, 2019 03:38 UTC