President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid homage to the people killed in the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in 1919 and said their sacrifice made the freedom struggle stronger.

In an X post, President Murmu said that India will always remain indebted to them. "I pay my respectful tribute to all the freedom fighters who sacrificed their lives for Mother India in Jallianwala Bagh. Their sacrifice made the flow of our freedom struggle stronger. Grateful India will always remain indebted to them. I am confident that taking inspiration from those immortal martyrs, all the countrymen will continue to contribute to the progress of India with their whole body, mind, and wealth," she said.

PM Modi paid homage to those who were killed in the Jallianwala Bagh massacre and said that their sacrifice was a 'major turning point in India’s freedom struggle'.

Terming it a 'dark chapter in India's history, the Prime Minister said that the coming generations will always remember their indomitable spirit. "We pay homage to the martyrs of Jallianwala Bagh. The coming generations will always remember their indomitable spirit. It was indeed a dark chapter in our nation's history. Their sacrifice became a major turning point in India’s freedom struggle," PM Modi said in an X post.