Operation Blue Star

‘MO directorate advised Gen Vaidya not to use Army for operation in Golden Temple’

June 09, 2025 12:26 pm

General VN Sharma has made this statement in the course of an interview to a former Judge Advocate General of the Army, Maj Gen Nilendra Kumar, on a YouTube channel-Lex Consilium Foundation.

Dhumma has his way: Jathedar skips annual message

June 07, 2025 2:36 pm

Damdami Taksal chief Harnam Singh Dhumma had earlier opposed Gargajj’s appointment as the acting Jathedar of the Akal Takht saying it was in violation of 'maryada' and 'panthic traditions'.

Operation Blue Star: Reading between the lines of a deleted social media post by Punjab BJP

June 04, 2025 5:44 am

Tribute by party to “all martyrs” of the operation at Golden Temple, before it took down the past, could indicate a break from the party’s measured stance in the past. Rivals believe the reason more mundane: a bypoll

Military Digest: Sikh soldiers’ desertions, disbandment of 9th Battalion after Operation Blue Star

June 16, 2024 2:22 pm

A court of inquiry found that on June 4, 1984, a signature campaign was initiated in the battalion to enlist volunteers willing to go to Amritsar in case the need arose.

Military Digest: 40 years of Op Blue Star -- Recalling Lt Gen Sinha’s firm views on Army storming Mehta Chowk Gurdwara

June 09, 2024 4:26 pm

There has been much speculation that the resistance of Lt Gen Sinha to use his troops at Mehta Chowk Gurdwara may have cost him his appointment as Chief of Army Staff.

39 years since Operation Bluestar: What led up to it, what happened

June 06, 2023 1:34 pm

Today marks 39 years of Operation Bluestar, in which the Indian army stormed the Golden Temple in Amritsar to flush out militant leader Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and his followers.

Amritsar: Dal Khalsa takes out march on eve of Operation Blue Star anniversary, calls for bandh today

June 06, 2023 7:29 am

Operation Blue Star was carried out by the Indian Army in June 1984 in order to capture pro-Khalistan ideologue Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and flush out other militants holed up in the Golden Temple.

SGPC chief Dhami meets Amit Shah; no talks on Rs 1000-cr suit over Op Blue Star

June 04, 2023 8:53 am

In 1985, the SGPC filed a lawsuit against the Union government for having carried out Operation Blue Star a year before, for which 39th anniversary will be observed at Akal Takht on June 6.

Punjab Police conducts flag marches ahead of Op Blue Star anniversary

June 02, 2023 9:15 am

“Punjab Police will ensure peaceful observance of the Operation Bluestar Anniversary, for which foolproof arrangements are in place and adequate security has also been deployed across the state,” said Special DGP Law and Order Arpit Shukla.

The Express View: Slipping in Punjab

February 25, 2023 6:48 am

The state has no appetite for a return to the violent 1980s. State and central governments must not yield space to radical elements

Operation Blue Star's 37th anniversary: Security stepped up at Golden Temple

June 06, 2021 11:25 am

Operation Bluestar was a military action ordered by then PM Indira Gandhi to flush out Sikh militants holed up in Harmandir Sahib Complex (Golden Temple) in Amritsar. It is said that nearly 3,000 Sikhs were killed during the operation.

Operation Bluestar: Rare pictures from Express archives

June 06, 2016 8:18 pm

The Operation Blue Star was planned by the Indira Gandhi government in collaboration with the Indian Army. Lasting ten days, it was carried out using tanks, helicopters and artillery.

Sikhs Commemorate 32nd Anniversary Of Operation Blue Star

June 06, 2016 4:00 pm