Operation Blue Star was an Indian military operation, ordered by PM Indira Gandhi to removeSikh Separatists from the Golden Temple in Amritsar.
The operation had two components -
Operation Metal- confined to Golden Temple complex and
Operation Shop-to raid the countryside all over the Punjab to capture any suspects
The separatists, led by Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale were suspected of amassing weapons in the Golden Temple and accused of starting a major armed uprising.
Operation Blue Star aroused immense controversy, and the government's justification for the timing and style of the attack are highly debated
Operation Blue Star led to an uproar amongst Sikhs worldwide and the increased tension following the action led to assaults on members of the Sikh community within India. Many Sikh soldiers in the Indian army mutinied many Sikhs resigned from armed and civil administrative office and a few returned awards and honors they had received from the Indian government.
Four months after the Operation Blue Star , on Oct 31 1984, Indira Gandhi was assassinated by two of her Sikh bodyguards in what is viewed as an act of vengeance.
Following her assassination, more than 5000 Sikhs were killed in Anti-Sikh Pogroms (1984 Sikh Genocide or the 1984 Sikh Massacre)
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