'Close relative of Punjab CM lauded Gen Dyer's action in
Akali Dal member and Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal Friday claimed that a close relative of Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh had lauded the role of General Dyer, who was involved in the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, describing it as a "correct" action.
This invited strong reaction from opposition Congress.
During the debate on the Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial (Amendment) Bill, 2019, in Lok Sabha, Badal also alleged that members of the Congress were involved in the 1984 riots against Sikhs and one of them is currently a Chief Minister.
Badal claimed that an ancestor of the Punjab chief minister had wrote a letter to General Dyer after the 1919 massacre in Amritsar saying his action was "correct and the Governor General approved it".
"I am telling you truth, a recorded history. This was the same Congress whose ancestors were shaking hands and dinning with those who carried out the Jallianwala Bagh massacre," she said showing some pictures and papers ..