A ceremo­ny was due to take place at the site of the massac­re on Saturd­ayNEW DELHI: A British minister said Tuesday there was an “active debate” in government about apologising for the killing of hundreds of Indian civilians, as India prepared to mark the 100th anniversary of the atrocity. The April 13, 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre, in which British troops opened fire on thousands of unarmed protesters, remains an enduring scar of British colonial rule in India. Former British prime minister David Cameron described it as “deeply shameful” during a visit in 2013 but stopped short of an apology. A ceremony was due to take place at the site of the massacre on Saturday. Earlier Bob Blackman, the Conservative MP who organised the debate, also called for the British government to say sorry, “not just explaining away what happened, but apologising for our involvement and what was done in our name”.

Source: The Express Tribune April 10, 2019 06:33 UTC