New Delhi: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh said that the Jallianwala Bagh renovation looks very nice, I don’t know what has been removed. Speaking to the media persons Singh asked who called it an insult to the martyrs of Jallianwala Bagh, a stance markedly different from Rahul Gandhi.

He appeared to support the renovations at Jallianwala Bagh for which the Centre has been facing a storm of criticism from opposition, historians and the civil society. The Congress Government of Punjab has also been in the line of fire, with many questioning why it did not flag the construction that ended up renovating the site instead of preserving it.

The renovations including the laser show, the entrance with a bas relief replacing the stark corridor has only trivialized the sacrifice of more than a thousand men and women and the work should have been stopped at the outset, many have said. The crisis has been the biggest headline from the state, till furious comments about the Jallianwala Bagh renovations flooded the social media.

Other opposition leaders had slammed the renovations, saying the new construction robbed the place of dignity, of the loss and horror of the day 102 years ago when British General Dyer opened fire on a peaceful protest.