Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri recalls grandfather’s escape from Jallianwala Bagh massacre

Sep 14,2017

Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri recalls grandfather’s escape from Jallianwala Bagh massacre
Updated on Sep 14, 2017 07:55 PM IST

Puri, who visited the place, remembered how his grandfather and several others had a narrow escape by jumping over the wall at the outer periphery of the Bagh.

Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Thursday recalled his grandfather’s narrow escape from the Jallianwala Bagh when firing was opened at the protesters in one of the most poignant incidents in the history of India.

Puri, who visited the place, remembered how his grandfather and several others had a narrow escape by jumping over the wall at the outer periphery of the Bagh.
Troops of the British Indian Army, under the command of General Dyer, fired upon a crowd of unarmed gathering of hundreds of men, women and children attending a protest rally at Jallianwala Bagh (Amritsar) on April 13, 1919.
The British inquiry recorded 379 killed and 1,200 wounded, while other estimates put the number of killings at 1,000.
“My grandfather was present at Jallianwala Bagh when Brigadier opened fire at innocent Indians who had gathered here.
“He and several others escaped by jumping over the wall at the outer periphery.
“As a student of history, I salute all those who gave their lives for the attainment of India’s freedom,” Puri wrote in the visitor’s book at the place.