Friday, March 29, 2024
ADVT 
International

Virendra Sharma Tables Motion On Jallianwala Bagh, Asks Theresa May To Apologise For Massacre

Darpan News Desk IANS, 20 Oct, 2017 01:25 PM
    One of Britain’s senior-most Indian-origin MPs has tabled a parliamentary motion, calling for Prime Minister Theresa May to apologise for the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in Amritsar during the Raj in 1919.
     
    Virendra Sharma tabled his Early Day Motion (EDM) titled ‘Jallianwala Bagh Massacre of 1919’ earlier this week and has attracted five additional signatures from British MPs so far.
     
    “This was an important moment in the history of Britain in India. Many suggest it was the beginning of the end, a moment that finally emboldened the Independence Movement. It must be commemorated, and the British government should make clear its repudiation of such a barbaric act,” said the Labour Party MP for Ealing Southall.
     
    The massacre took place in Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar over Baisakhi in April 1919, when troops of the British Indian Army under the command of Colonel Dyer fired machine guns at a crowd of people holding a pro-Independence demonstration. It claimed thousands of lives and injured thousands others.
     
     
    The EDM calls on the House of Commons to recognise the importance of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre as a turning point in the history of the British Empire in India.
     
    The EDM notes that as the centenary of the event is approaching, it is appropriate to commemorate it.
     
    It also recognises that former British Prime Minister David Cameron referred to the massacre as a “deeply shameful act” during a visit to India.
     
    It urges the government to ensure that “British children are taught about this shameful period and that modern British values welcome the right to peaceful protest; and further urges the government formally to apologise in the House and inaugurate a memorial day to commemorate this event”.
     
    EDMs are formal motions tabled in the House of Commons as a means of drawing attention to a particular issue or cause.

    MORE International ARTICLES

    US Indian Embassy 'Actively Involved' in Sherin Mathews Case

    "We are deeply concerned about the missing child. Indian Embassy in US is actively involved and they keep me informed

    US Indian Embassy 'Actively Involved' in Sherin Mathews Case

    CIA Says US-Canadian Family Held Hostage In Pak For 5 Years, Contradicts Pakistan Army

    CIA Says US-Canadian Family Held Hostage In Pak For 5 Years, Contradicts Pakistan Army
    The Pakistan Army had said that the hostages were captured by terrorists from Afghanistan and kept as hostages there.

    CIA Says US-Canadian Family Held Hostage In Pak For 5 Years, Contradicts Pakistan Army

    Oxford University Students Drop Aung San Suu Kyi's Name From Her Alma Mater's Common Room

    Oxford University Students Drop Aung San Suu Kyi's Name From Her Alma Mater's Common Room
    Undergraduates at the Oxford college where Myanmars de-facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi studied have voted to remove her name from the title of their junior common room because of her response to the Rohingya humanitarian crisis.

    Oxford University Students Drop Aung San Suu Kyi's Name From Her Alma Mater's Common Room

    Trump Calls For Keeping America Safe From Radical Islamic Terror

    Trump Calls For Keeping America Safe From Radical Islamic Terror
    US President Donald Trump said on Friday that violence by Islamic extremists was behind an increase in criminal offences in the United Kingdom.

    Trump Calls For Keeping America Safe From Radical Islamic Terror

    Indian-Origin Security Guard Jailed For Staged Robbery In UK

    Indian-Origin Security Guard Jailed For Staged Robbery In UK
    Ranjeev Singh and fellow security guard Mohammad Siddique were jailed for conspiracy to steal at Kingston Crown Court in south-west London on Wednesday.

    Indian-Origin Security Guard Jailed For Staged Robbery In UK

    USA Expects Pakistan To Take Decisive Action Against Terrorism: Rex Tillerson

    USA Expects Pakistan To Take Decisive Action Against Terrorism: Rex Tillerson
    Ahead of his India visit, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Wednesday that the US expects Pakistan to take decisive action against terrorist groups, and warned that countries that use terror as an instrument of policy will only see their international reputation diminished.

    USA Expects Pakistan To Take Decisive Action Against Terrorism: Rex Tillerson

    PrevNext