Sikhs protest on completion of 27 years of operation Blue Star

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Sikhs protest on completion of 27 years of operation Blue Star

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Dozens of Sikhs staged protest outside the Lahore Press Club.

06 June,2011 10:23 pm

They condemned the operation and urged the world community to take notice of India’s atrocities.Operation Blue star was a military raid ordered by Indira Gandhi to eliminate separatists who had taken cover in the holiest of Sikh shrines. The operation spanned four days, between June 3 and 6, and was carried out by the Indian Army which laid siege to the temple with tanks and armoured vehicles.The then Vice-Chief of Indian Army SK Sinha was first asked to lead the operation, but he advised against it saying this would hurt Sikh sentiments. Indira Gandhi replaced him with Lt Gen A S Vaidya, who along with Lt Gen K Sundarji planned the operation.