Jallianwala Bagh: Till Modi govt introduced an modification in 2019, Congress Party’s President used to carry a everlasting place in Trust

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 28 devoted the renovated monument of Jallianwala Bagh Smarak to the nation by means of a digital convention. 
Join me as we inaugurate the renovated complicated of Jallianwala Bagh Smarak right now at 6:25 PM. I additionally invite you to observe the sound and light-weight present. It would show the horrific bloodbath of April 1919 and instil a spirit of gratitude and reverence in the direction of the martyrs. pic.twitter.com/p2BDHUbXAJ— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 28, 2021
Calling the monument inspirational, PM Modi addressing the occasion nearly stated, “Jallianwala Bagh is the place that gave courage to an innumerable number of revolutionaries like Sardar Udham Singh and Bhagat Singh to sacrifice their lives for the freedom of the nation.”

“It is the duty of a state to preserve its history,” stated the PM additional encouraging folks to be taught extra about our nation’s historical past and wrestle for independence. 
PM Modi who can also be the chairperson of the Jallianwala Bagh Memorial Trust, held the inauguration within the presence of different belief members together with Union Culture Minister G Kishan Reddy, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh, Governor VP Singh Badnore, and a number of other parliamentarians.
However, do you know that the President of the Indian National Congress was a everlasting member of the Jallianwala Bagh Memorial Trust till 2019 when the Modi authorities introduced in an Amendment to vary the present provisions for the upkeep of the Trust? 
Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial (Amendment) Bill
The invoice to make the Jallianwala Bagh belief apolitical was tabled by the Modi authorities in its first parliamentary session for the reason that 2019 Lok Sabha elections. This is as a result of the illustration was skewed with one social gathering gaining a distinguished place within the Trust. 
The Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial (Amendment) Bill, 2019 was then handed by the Parliament in November 2019 marking an finish to the automated nomination of the Congress President as President of the Trust. 
केंद्रीय संस्कृति मंत्री , श्री @prahladspatel ने आज राज्यसभा में जलियाँवाला बाग राष्ट्रीय स्मारक संशोधन विधेयक को पारित करने हेतु प्रस्तुत किया एवं उस पर अपना वक्तव्य दिया । pic.twitter.com/W4JrmIZG8B— Ministry of Culture (@MinOfCultureGoI) November 19, 2019
“It seeks to make apolitical the trust that runs Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial by removing the clause pertaining to the President of INC as a permanent member of the trust. The Bill also amends to include the Leader of Opposition recognised as such in the House of the People (Lok Sabha) or where there is no such Leader of Opposition, then the Leader of the single largest Opposition Party in that House as a member of the trust,” learn the Bill. 
Congress opposed the Bill
The invoice met with opposition by Congress when it was first launched in July 2019. Congress MP Shashi Tharoor had alleged that the invoice was a “denial of the heritage of the country” and one mustn’t “betray our history and heritage.”
However, regardless of the hue and cry by Congress, the invoice was handed in each homes. Ensuring satisfactory illustration, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh can also be a trustee of the Jallianwala Bagh Trust. 
After Bill, Congress now opposes renovation
The Jallianwala Bagh Smarak appears to have turn into a ache level for Congress a lot in order that the social gathering is unable to digest even the renovation of the smarak.
Congress chief Rahul Gandhi has launched a focused marketing campaign towards the ruling authorities making absurd allegations.
In a Tweet right now Rahul claimed that the renovation is an insult to martyrs and that he wouldn’t tolerate it at any value. 
जलियाँवाला बाग़ के शहीदों का ऐसा अपमान वही कर सकता है जो शहादत का मतलब नहीं जानता। मैं एक शहीद का बेटा हूँ- शहीदों का अपमान किसी क़ीमत पर सहन नहीं करूँगा। हम इस अभद्र क्रूरता के ख़िलाफ़ हैं। pic.twitter.com/3tWgsqc7Lx— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) August 31, 2021
In one other Tweet, for which Rahul Gandhi was subjected to brutal trolling, he stated, “Those who didn’t struggle for freedom can’t understand those who did.”
Those who didn’t wrestle for freedom can’t perceive those that did.— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) August 31, 2021
Opposing the laser present put in on the monument, Congress’s Deputy Leader in Lok Sabha Gaurav Gogoi tweeted, “Call me a traditional Indian but I am not a fan of installing disco lights on institutions of importance and dignity. Such pomp reduces the gravity and horror of the Jallianwala Bagh Smarak to base entertainment. Similarly the strobe lights on Parliament are also appalling.”
Call me a conventional Indian however I’m not a fan of putting in disco lights on establishments of significance and dignity. Such pomp reduces the gravity and horror of the Jallianwala Bagh Smarak to base leisure. Similarly the strobe lights on Parliament are additionally appalling. https://t.co/ZesKZtKNKD— Gaurav Gogoi (@GauravGogoiAsm) August 30, 2021
What has modified on the Smarak?
The lights Gogoi complained about have been put in to light up the walkway. Additionally, a 28-minute “Sound and Light” present re-enacting the occasions of April 13, 1919 (Jallianwala Bagh bloodbath), can be proven freed from value each night. 
Several new sculptures of martyrs representing odd Punjabis who had walked into the park that fateful day to by no means return, have been put in on the excessive partitions of the monument. 
Before and after pictures of Jallianwala Bagh Complex. Image Source: Indian ExpressFour new galleries utilizing underutilized buildings have been erected to depict the historical past of Punjab, historical past of the liberty motion, and the Gadar motion.

The smarak has been restored and renovated geared up with fundamental services akin to ticketing counters and ingesting water.
However, whereas the opposition has accused the BJP of ‘erasing history’ with this try of restoration and renovation, Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh stated the monument seems good to him.
“I don’t know what has been removed. To me it looks very nice,” says Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh over the renovation of the Jallianwala Bagh pic.twitter.com/uM3aut0Opo— ANI (@ANI) August 31, 2021
Moreover, the Punjab CM urged the Prime Minister “to use the offices of Government of India to bring back the personal artefacts like the pistol and personal diary of Shaheed Udham Singh, who avenged the injustice of this massacre, from UK to India.”