The demonstration was to demand the release of two popular leaders of the Indian Independence Movement, Satya Pal and Saifuddin Kitchlew, who had been earlier arrested by the government and moved to a secret location.
Demonstrația avea ca scop eliberarea a doi lideri populari ai Mișcării Indiene pentru Independență, Satya Pal și Saifuddin Kitchlew, arestați de guvern și închiși într-un loc secret.