Amid tight safety, Operation Blue Star anniversary noticed in Amritsar
1 min read The thirty seventh anniversary of Operation Blue Star was noticed at Akal Takht in Amritsar amid tight safety preparations on Sunday.
As many as 6,000 policemen had been deployed forward of the anniversary on Sunday which can also be a lockdown day in Punjab. Like yearly, a number of Sikh organisations this 12 months too had deliberate to achieve Akal Takht to look at the anniversary. A programme to mark the occasion has been organised by the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC).
Deep Sidhu reached Akal Takht in Amritsar for the thirty seventh anniversary of Operation Blue Star. (Express photograph)
Posters of Jarnail Singh Bhindranvale and Khalistani flags had been seen inside Sri Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple), information company ANI reported.
Punjabi film actor turned farmer and political activist Deep Sidhu additionally reached Akal Takht for the occasion.
People gathered on the Golden Temple in Amritsar on Sunday. (Express photograph)
Last 12 months, the Punjab police had imposed a lockdown as an excuse to cease folks from continuing in the direction of the Golden Temple whereas the anniversary programme was underway.
Operation Blue Star is used to discuss with the Indian army motion carried out between June 1 and June 10 in 1984, with a purpose to seize the Sikh chief Jarnail Singh Bhindranvale and his followers from the buildings of Harmandir Sahib complicated in Amritsar.
