British MP Bob Blackman Calls For Formal UK Apology Over Jallianwala Bagh Massacre In Parliament | Watch

Last Updated:March 28, 2025, 10:39 IST

Jallianwala Bagh Massacre Raised In UK Parliament: Calling the massacre a “stain on the British Empire”, the British MP said, “At the end of that massacre, 1,500 people were dead and 1,200 injured.”

British opposition lawmaker from the Conservative Party- Bob Blackman- asked the UK government to ‘formally’ apologise to India for the Jallianwala Bagh massacre of 1919.

Sharing a video of his speech in the UK Parliament, Bob Blackman wrote on X (formerly Twitter), “Today, I raised the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre. I asked the Govt to formally give an apology to the people of India ahead of the atrocities anniversary.”

What Bob Blackman Said In UK Parliament On Jallianwala Bagh Massacre

In his speech at the House of Commons, Bob Blackman said, “On April 13, 1919, families gathered, very peacefully, in the Jallianwala Bagh to enjoy the day out with their families. General Dyer, on behalf of the British army, marched his troops in and ordered his troops to fire on those innocent people until they ran out of ammunition.”

Calling the massacre a “stain on the British Empire”, the British MP said, “At the end of that massacre, 1,500 people were dead and 1,200 injured. Eventually, General Dyer was disgraced for this stain on the British Empire.”

He continued, “So, could we have a statement from the Government admitting to what went wrong and formally giving an apology to the people of India?”

The Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place on April 13, 1919, in Amritsar, Punjab, during British colonial rule in India. British troops, under Reginald Dyer, fired on a peaceful gathering of unarmed civilians who had assembled to celebrate Baisakhi and protest against the Rowlatt Act. Dyer blocked the only exit and ordered his soldiers to fire without warning.

In 2019, UK PM Theresa May expressed deep “regret” for the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, calling it “a shameful scar on British Indian history”- but did not issue a formal apology.

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London, United Kingdom (UK)