On 100th anniversary, India pays homage to victims of Jallianwala Bagh massacre
M Venkaiah Naidu pays respect
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu paid his respect by placing a wreath on the memorial and listened hymns being sung by Sikh priests at Jallianwala Bagh.
He also released a commemorative coin and a postage stamp to mark the centenary.
Rahul Gandhi along with Amarinder Singh pay floral tributes
Congress president Rahul Gandhi paid floral tributes at the Jallianwala Bagh Memorial and said the cost of freedom must never be forgotten.
He was accompanied by Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, state minister Navjot Singh Sidhu and some other Congress leaders.
They also observed a two-minute silence to remember those who were massacred in the tragic incident on April 13, 1919.
'Deeply shameful event in British history'
Britain since that day in April, 1919 has refrained from apologizing. Mostly terms like "outrage", "regret" and "sorry" have been used by British leaders for the past 100 years.
Former British prime minister David Cameron was the latest example after he said the massacre was a “deeply shameful event in British history”. Cameron had visited the Jallianwala Bagh site and paid floral tributes at the martyrs’ memorial but in the visitor's book his statement fell short of an apology.
Cameron was later quoted saying that "it will not be the right thing to reach back into history and to seek out things you can apologize for”.
Punjab Police personnel light candles
Punjab Police personnel light candles as they pay tribute to the Jallianwala Bagh massacre martyrs.
School students stand in shape of number '100'
School students and teachers stand in the shape of the number '100' and the Jallianwala Bagh Martyrs' Memorial, as they pay tribute to mark the 100th anniversary of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre at Shri Ram Ashram Public School in Amritsar.
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