Pro-Khalistani slogans raised at Golden Temple on 40th anniversary of Operation Bluestar
India | June 06, 2024 11:48 ISTPro-Khalistani slogans were raised inside the Golden Temple in Amritsar on the 40th anniversary of Operation Bluestar.
Pro-Khalistani slogans were raised inside the Golden Temple in Amritsar on the 40th anniversary of Operation Bluestar.
The parade was purportedly organised by the Khalistani groups in Canada-- nearly two days before the anniversary of "Operation BlueStar".
Supporters of the Khalistani movement raised slogans in favour of Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale on the 39th anniversary of Operation Bluestar.
Operation Bluestar was ordered by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi at the height of the Sikh militant struggle for a separate state (Khalistan) to flush out armed militants led by Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale from the Golden Temple.
Security has been beefed up in the city as a large number of Sikh devotees are expected to throng the Akal Takht on June 6. The Army had carried out Operation Bluestar in June 1984 to flush out militants from the Golden Temple complex.
Supporters of the Shiromani Akali Dal (Mann) raised pro-Khalistan slogans at the Golden Temple on the 37th anniversary of Operation Bluestar on Sunday.
The security has been beefed up outside Golden Temple in Amritsar on June 04 in the wake of 36th anniversary of Operation Blue Star. Punjab Police have been deployed in and outside the temple to maintain law and order.
The prayers were to mark the anniversary of Operation Bluestar that was carried out in June 1984 by the Indian Army to flush out heavily armed terrorists from inside the Golden Temple complex.
Amritsar has turned into a virtual fortress ahead of the 35th anniversary of Operation Blue Star on June 6, with more than 3,000 security personnel deployed and police maintaining a hawk-eyed vigil in sensitive areas.
Delhi BJP MLA Manjinder Singh Sirsa courted controversy on Tuesday after he defended Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and his followers and demanded an apology from the Centre for conducting 'Operation Blue Star' in which they were killed.
In 2014, UK government documents declassified under the 30-year rule to make such material public had revealed that British military advice was given to Indian forces prior to the Bluestar.
Meanwhile, security was tightened outside the temple in the wake of the anniversary. Several companies of paramilitary forces and Punjab police were deployed across the city to maintain law and order.
Operation Blue Star, an Indian military operation occurred between 1 June and 8 June in 1984. It was ordered by the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
Operation Blustar was carried out inside the Golden Temple complex in Amritsar in 1984 to flush out militants who were hiding there.
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