To pay homage to the victims of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, the World Punjabi Organisation (WPO) on Thursday demanded British Prime Minister David Cameron to apologize for the incident that left thousands dead.
The forum made the demand after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau apologized for denying Komagata Maru, a ship carrying 376 immigrants (mostly Sikhs) from India, entry into the country in 1914 due to the “discriminatory laws of the time”.
On 13 April, 1919, soldiers of the British Indian Army under Brigadier-General Reginald Dyer’s command opened fire at an unarmed gathering of men, women and children without notice at Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar.
“David Cameron should make formal apology for the Jallianwala Bagh massacre by General Dyer,” International President of World Punjabi Organisation (WPO) Vikramjit Sahney said while welcoming the announcement made by the Canadian Prime Minister.
