Many Sikh organisations have planned programmes to celebrate 37th anniversary of Operation Bluestar on Sunday. the military operation was conducted by the army in 1984 to flush out militants hiding in the Golden Temple complex, on June 6. The Punjab government has tightened the security across the state, especially Amritsar, where Golden Temple is situated. A flag march was conducted by the police from Hall Gate to Heritage Street that leads to the Golden Temple on Thursday. Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated by her Sikh bodyguards after Operation Bluestar, triggering a further wave of retaliation in which nearly 3,000 Sikhs were killed.

Source: Hindustan Times June 05, 2021 23:48 UTC