Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial (Amendment) Bill, 2019 has been passed by the Parliament after it was passed in Rajya Sabha on November 19, 2019.
The Bill was earlier passed in Lok Sabha on 2nd August 2019.
The Bill seeks to amend the Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial Act, 1951. It has a provision to remove the President of the Congress party as a trustee and clarifies that when there is no Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, the leader of the single largest Opposition party will be the trustee.
The Bill also amends that a nominated trustee may be terminated before the expiry of the period of five years by the Central Government.
According to the Minister of State for Culture and Tourism (IC), Shri Prahlad Singh Patel, this year Jalliawalan Bagh massacre has completed its 100th anniversary and after 100 years, it is necessary to build Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial as National Memorial in true sense. These amendments will make this Memorial a National Monument in true spirit.
