Write a newspaper report on:

(a) The Jallianwala Bagh massacre

(b) The Simon Commission

(a) 13th April 1919, Amritsar, a tragic and heinous incident shook the country today. General Dyer ordered to open fire on a crowd killing hundreds. Thousands of people gathered at Jalliawalah bagh, some to peacefully protest against the British government’s repressive measures while others to attend the annual Baishakhi Fair. These people were mostly villagers and were unaware of the imposition of Martial Law in the city. General Dyer, the Commander, blocked the exit points of the campus and opened fire upon the innocent citizens killing women, kids and men. It is being told that General wanted to create a ripple of fear among Indians. He has declared that it was to ‘produce a moral effect’, to create in the minds of satyagrahis a feeling of terror and awe. The country, however, is shocked and in anger over the brutal act.

(b) November,1927, Tory government in Britain has constituted a Statutory Commission under Sir John Simon. It has been set up in response to the nationalist movement. The commission is to look into the functioning of the constitutional system in India and suggest changes. The commission do not have a single Indian member. They are all British. How can a committee with no Indian member take decisions about constitution of India? This commission will not be welcomed in India. We deserve the right to make our own constitution.