annulled after Indian independence on August 15, 1947 by the Indian government. On April 13, 1919, General  Reginald Dyer  opened fire on the gathering, at  Jallianwala Bagh , near Darbar Sahib, killed 379 people and wounded another 1200. The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (S.G.P.C.) and the  Shiromani Akali Dal  were established here in 1920.