PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
THE AMRITSAR MASSACRE - 13 APRIL 1919 (21 November 2018)

Motion Details

That this House remembers the Amritsar Massacre, also known as the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, where troops of the British Indian Army opened fire on a peaceful crowd in the Jallianwala Bagh Gardens of Amritsar, Punjab; notes that official figures given by the British Indian authorities identified 379 dead and 1,100 wounded, with Indian National Congress estimates demonstrating 1,000 dead and 1,500 wounded; further notes that the site has been visited by HM the Queen and former Prime Minister David Cameron; and is saddened that, with the 100th anniversary approaching, no official apology has been issued by the Government.

Sponsored by:
Christine Jardine (Liberal Democrat)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Labour
2
50%
 
 
Conservative
1
25%
 
 
Liberal Democrat
1
25%
 
Sponsor List (4 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Con
Bob Blackman
Harrow East
Lab
Mr Jim Cunningham
Lab
Stephen Doughty
Cardiff South and Penarth
LD
Christine Jardine (Sponsor)
Edinburgh West

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