‘Dark chapter in nation’s history’: President Murmu, PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi and other leaders pay tributes on 106th Jallianwala Bagh massacre anniversary

While the British official report stated that 379 people were killed in the incident, some estimates put the death toll in the thousands.

Grateful India will always remain indebted to them: Droupadi Murmu

Paying tribute to the freedom fighters who laid down their lives at Jallianwala Bagh, President Droupadi Murmu said, “Their sacrifice made the flow of our freedom struggle stronger. Grateful India will always remain indebted to them.”

“I pay my respectful tribute to all the freedom fighters who sacrificed their lives for Mother India in Jallianwala Bagh. Their sacrifice made the flow of our freedom struggle stronger. Grateful India will always remain indebted to them.”

“I am confident that taking inspiration from those immortal martyrs, all the countrymen will continue to contribute to the progress of India with their whole body, mind and wealth,” she added.

जलियांवाला बाग में भारत माता के लिए मर मिटने वाले सभी स्वाधीनता सेनानियों को मैं सादर श्रद्धांजलि अर्पित करती हूँ। उनके बलिदान से हमारे स्वाधीनता संग्राम की धारा और प्रबल हो गई थी। कृतज्ञ भारत सदैव उनका ऋणी रहेगा। मुझे विश्वास है कि उन अमर बलिदानियों से प्रेरणा लेकर सभी देशवासी…

— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) April 13, 2025

Turning point in India’s freedom struggle: PM Modi

Calling it “a dark chapter in our nation’s history”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to the victims of the massacre which killed over a thousand innocent Indians.

PM Modi took to X and wrote: “We pay homage to the martyrs of Jallianwala Bagh. The coming generations will always remember their indomitable spirit.”

“It was indeed a dark chapter in our nation’s history. Their sacrifice became a major turning point in India’s freedom struggle,” he added.

We pay homage to the martyrs of Jallianwala Bagh. The coming generations will always remember their indomitable spirit. It was indeed a dark chapter in our nation’s history. Their sacrifice became a major turning point in India’s freedom struggle.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 13, 2025

‘Symbol of cruelty’: Rahul Gandhi

Calling the massacre is a symbol of the cruelty of an unjust regime, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said the country can never forget the Jallianwala Bagh tragedy. “The sacrifice of our brave martyrs against this injustice and tyranny will continue to inspire future generations to fight against injustice,” he wrote in his tribute to the martyrs on X.

जलियांवाला बाग हत्याकांड में शहीद हुए वीर बलिदानियों को अपनी विनम्र श्रद्धांजलि अर्पित करता हूं।

यह नरसंहार एक तानाशाही शासन की क्रूरता का प्रतीक है, जिसे यह देश कभी नहीं भूल सकता। इस अन्याय और अत्याचार के खिलाफ हमारे वीर शहीदों का बलिदान आने वाली पीढ़ियों को अन्याय के विरुद्ध… pic.twitter.com/buAsI4JF5r

— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) April 13, 2025

Dark chapter in India’s freedom struggle: Amit Shah

Echoing similar sentiments, Amit Shah called it a ‘dark chapter’ in India’s freedom struggle and said the nation will always remember the immortal martyrs of Jallianwala Bagh.

In a post on X, Shah paid heartfelt tribute: “The Jallianwala Bagh massacre is a dark chapter in India’s freedom struggle that shook the entire nation. The outrage it sparked among our people, in response to the cruelty of British rule at its most inhumane, transformed the freedom movement into a mass uprising.”

“I pay my tribute to the martyrs of Jallianwala Bagh. The country will always cherish their memory,” he added.

जलियांवाला बाग नरसंहार भारत के स्वतंत्रता संग्राम का वह काला अध्याय है, जिसने समूचे देश को झकझोर कर रख दिया। अमानवीयता की पराकाष्ठा तक पहुँच चुकी अंग्रेजी हुकूमत की क्रूरता से देशवासियों में जो रोष उत्पन्न हुआ, उसने आजादी के आंदोलन को जन-जन का संग्राम बना दिया।

जलियांवाला बाग… pic.twitter.com/PHSnm7M2dR

— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) April 13, 2025

Millions of salutes to the immortal martyrs of Jallianwala Bagh: UP CM Yogi Adityanath

Calling Jallianwala Bagh a ‘sacred pilgrimage for all patriots’, UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said the brave sons of the motherland who sacrificed their lives while resisting the barbarity of the British rule will always be remembered.

“Jallianwala Bagh is a sacred pilgrimage for all patriots, where the brave sons of the motherland sacrificed their lives while resisting the barbarity of the British rule,” said Yogi in a post on X.

The sacrifice of the immortal revolutionaries of Jallianwala Bagh is the immortal saga of the self-respect and freedom of the nation, which will always inspire,” he added.

जलियांवाला बाग के अमर बलिदानियों को कोटि-कोटि नमन!

जलियांवाला बाग सभी देशभक्तों के लिए एक पवित्र तीर्थ है, जहां मातृभूमि के वीर सपूतों ने ब्रिटिश हुकूमत की बर्बरता का प्रतिकार करते हुए अपने प्राणों की आहुति दी थी।

जलियांवाला बाग के अमर क्रांतिकारियों का बलिदान राष्ट्र के… pic.twitter.com/DBGZrHV1dR

— Yogi Adityanath (@myogiadityanath) April 13, 2025

Karnataka Congress President DK Shivakumar also paid tribute to martyrs of Jallianwala Bagh massacre. In a post on X, he said, “Paying tribute to the innocent lives lost in the #JallianwalaBaghMassacre on this day in 1919. Their sacrifice ignited a flame of resistance that shaped India’s struggle for freedom. The nation will always remember their sacrifice!”

Paying tribute to the innocent lives lost in the #JallianwalaBaghMassacre on this day in 1919. Their sacrifice ignited a flame of resistance that shaped India’s struggle for freedom.

The nation will always remember their sacrifice! pic.twitter.com/YhHtm2awz9

— DK Shivakumar (@DKShivakumar) April 13, 2025