Jallianwala Bagh massacre be taught in UK schools: Indian-origin MP writes to PM

London: Virendra Sharma, a Labour party MP, has reportedly written to British Prime Minister Theresa May, urging her to consider inclusion of the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre in the country’s school history curriculum.
Virendra Sharma is a veteran Indian-origin British MP for Ealing Southall.
Sharma has been campaigning for the historic episode to be commemorated in the UK and had raised the issue during Prime Ministers Questions in the House of Commons .
He got a written assurance from Theresa May in this regard.
“I was pleased to ask the Prime Minister about her plans to commemorate the Amritsar massacre, and delighted that she will look more closely at the matter,” he said.
“I believe it is important that everyone in the UK is aware of this countrys colonial heritage, and that schoolchildren should be taught about the more shocking aspects of our history,” he said.
“I have written to the Prime Minister about my campaign for a permanent memorial and for the Amritsar massacre to be included in the school curriculum. I look forward to meeting her to discuss positive steps we can take,” Sharma said.
The 70-year-old parliamentarian has previously campaigned for an apology from the British government over the atrocity on April 13, 1919, when General Dyer ordered his troops to open fire on thousands of unarmed protesters gathered at Jallianwala Bagh.