Petition · past parliament

British Govt to apologise for the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre of 1919 100 years on

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

On 13th April 1919, a crowd of 10,000 unarmed men, women & children were gathered peacefully in Jallianwala Bagh, Amritsar. British troops, led by General Dyer, opened fire without warning, killing hundreds of people & children as young as six months old. The British Govt has never apologised.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Timeline

13 Apr 2019 Petition opened for signatures
1 May 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 1 May 2019

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.