Which massacre is known as Jallianwala Bagh Tragedy of Madhya Pradesh?
- (a)Charan Paduka Massacre
- (b)Jhabua Massacre
- (c)Mandla Massacre
- (d)Amjhera Massacre
Correct — A, the Charan Paduka Massacre. On 14 January 1931 colonial forces opened fire on an unarmed crowd of satyagrahis gathered at Charan Paduka, in Chhatarpur district (Bundelkhand region of Madhya Pradesh), killing about 21 people. Because the firing on a peaceful gathering echoed the Amritsar tragedy, this episode is remembered as the 'Jallianwala Bagh of Madhya Pradesh' — exactly what the question asks.
- (b)Jhabua Massacre — Jhabua is a tribal district of western Madhya Pradesh, but it is not the event carrying the 'Jallianwala Bagh of MP' epithet.
- (c)Mandla Massacre — Mandla is a district of MP tied to Gond history; it is not the massacre remembered as MP's Jallianwala Bagh.
- (d)Amjhera Massacre — Amjhera (Dhar district) is associated with the 1857 uprising in Malwa, not with the firing known as MP's Jallianwala Bagh.
The Charan Paduka firing (Chhatarpur district, Bundelkhand) is Madhya Pradesh's best-known colonial-era massacre of the freedom struggle. Authorities fired on peaceful protesters, and the scale of the killing earned it the popular name 'Jallianwala Bagh of Madhya Pradesh' (or of Bundelkhand).
The question tests whether you can attach the 'MP's Jallianwala Bagh' label to the right event. Charan Paduka is the standard answer; the other options name different MP places that do not carry this association.
- The Charan Paduka firing took place at Charan Paduka, Chhatarpur district (Bundelkhand), MP.
- Colonial forces fired on unarmed satyagrahis, killing about 21 people (14 January 1931).
- It is popularly called the 'Jallianwala Bagh of Madhya Pradesh / Bundelkhand'.
- The order to fire was given by G. T. Fisher, the Political Agent for Bundelkhand.
Only the highlighted event carries the 'Jallianwala Bagh of MP' name — the answer.
- Confusing Charan Paduka with other MP place-names in the options
- Mixing up the MP event with the original Punjab Jallianwala Bagh (1919)
MPPSC repeatedly probes MP's regional freedom-struggle episodes (Charan Paduka, jungle satyagrahas) by event, place, leader, or the officer who ordered the firing.
Which one of the following aroused a wave of popular indignation that led to the massacre by the British at Jallianwala Bagh?
- (a) The Arms Act
- (b) The Public Safety Act
- (c) The Rowlatt Act
- (d) The Vernacular Press Act
Answer(c) The Rowlatt Act
The original Jallianwala Bagh (Amritsar, 1919) that the Charan Paduka episode is named after — the archetypal colonial firing on an unarmed crowd.
In Chhatarpur's Charan Paduka firing incident, who gave the order to open fire on the crowd ?
- (a) G.T. Fisher
- (b) Asburn
- (c) Major Gausan
- (d) Major Timnis
Answer(a) G.T. Fisher
The very same event — MPPSC 2025 asked who ordered the Charan Paduka firing, the massacre this question calls MP's Jallianwala Bagh.
- practice — not a real PYQ
The Charan Paduka firing incident took place in which district of Madhya Pradesh?
- (a)Chhatarpur
- (b)Jhabua
- (c)Mandla
- (d)Dhar
Answer(a) Chhatarpur — in the Bundelkhand region.
- practice — not a real PYQ
The Charan Paduka firing of Madhya Pradesh is popularly remembered as:
- (a)MP's Jallianwala Bagh
- (b)MP's Dandi March
- (c)MP's Chauri Chaura
- (d)MP's Kakori
Answer(a) MP's Jallianwala Bagh.