Decoded | Why renovated Jallianwala Bagh Smarak has landed in controversy

The renovation of the Jallianwala Bagh has led to a huge row with historians, among others, criticising the central government for “erasing history” of that brutality.

Last week, on August 28, Prime Minister Narendra Modi invited the general public to be witness to the inauguration of the renovated complex of the Jallianwala Bagh Smarak. PM Modi said the renovated Jallianwala Bagh Smarak “would display the horrific massacre of April 1919 and instil a spirit of gratitude and reverence towards the martyrs”. This is the original entrance - the one taken by Dyer. Before and after: pic.twitter.com/fuxkJUPq7J However, the renovation of the Jallianwala Bagh has led to a huge row with historians, among others, criticising the central government for “erasing history” of that brutality.