Central Legislative Assembly bombing

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The Central Legislative Assembly bombing was a 1929 protest attack carried out by Indian revolutionaries Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt in the Delhi assembly to oppose repressive colonial laws without intending to cause fatalities.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bombing
political protest
revolutionary action
casualties no fatalities intended
several minor injuries
charge attempt to murder
conspiracy against the King-Emperor
commemoratedIn Indian nationalist historiography
coordinateLocation 28.6143°N 77.1996°E
country British India
date 8 April 1929
followedBy Lahore Conspiracy Case
goal draw public attention to colonial repression
oppose the Public Safety Bill
oppose the Trade Disputes Bill
hasLanguageOfLeaflet English
Hindustani
intendedEffect create noise not casualties
leafletTitle Manifesto of the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association
legalConsequences arrest of Batukeshwar Dutt
arrest of Bhagat Singh
location Legislative Assembly
surface form: Central Legislative Assembly

Delhi
Sansad Bhavan (Parliament House)
surface form: Imperial Legislative Council building
mediaCoverage reported in British Parliament
widely reported in Indian press
method leaflet distribution
use of low-intensity bombs
motive propaganda of the deed
protest against repressive colonial laws
notableAspect bombs deliberately thrown away from crowded benches
perpetrators did not attempt to escape
used trial as platform for anti-colonial propaganda
organizer Hindustan Socialist Republican Association
participant Batukeshwar Dutt
Bhagat Singh
perpetrator Batukeshwar Dutt
Bhagat Singh
politicalContext British colonial rule in India
debate on Public Safety Bill
debate on Trade Disputes Bill
relatedTo Indian independence movement
revolutionary socialism in India
significance enhanced popularity of Bhagat Singh
major event in Indian independence movement
slogan Inquilab Zindabad
sloganUsed Down with imperialism
trial Central Legislative Assembly bombing self-linksurface differs
surface form: Delhi Assembly Bomb Case
year 1929

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Bhagat Singh knownFor Central Legislative Assembly bombing
Hindustan Socialist Republican Association notableEvent Central Legislative Assembly bombing
Batukeshwar Dutt notableWork Central Legislative Assembly bombing
this entity surface form: 1929 Central Legislative Assembly bombing
Batukeshwar Dutt participantIn Central Legislative Assembly bombing
Batukeshwar Dutt causeOfArrest Central Legislative Assembly bombing
Bhagat notableEvent Central Legislative Assembly bombing
subject surface form: Bhagat Singh
Hindustan Socialist Republican Army notableEvent Central Legislative Assembly bombing
Central Legislative Assembly bombing trial Central Legislative Assembly bombing self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Delhi Assembly Bomb Case
HSRA notableAction Central Legislative Assembly bombing
this entity surface form: Central Legislative Assembly bombing of 1929
HSRA notableTrial Central Legislative Assembly bombing
this entity surface form: Delhi Assembly Bomb Case