<p>The Shiromani Gurdwara Prabhandhak Committee (SGPC), the Sikh religious body which manages a majority of the Sikh shrines in the country, observed the 29th anniversary of “Operation Bluestar” at the Golden Temple in Amritsar on Thursday. <br /><br />Pro-Khalistan slogans<br /><br /></p>.<p>Supporters of radical organisations, who attended the event, reportedly shouted “pro-Khalistan” slogans, along with activists of the SAD (Amritsar). <br /><br />The kin of Khalistan ideologue Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindrawale, who was killed in the military operation in 1984, and others were honoured on the occasion.<br /><br />This was the first anniversary of the Operation Bluestar after a memorial was erected in the shrine complex in honour of those killed in the military operation. <br /><br />The event passed off peacefully amid tight security. <br /><br />The SGPC commemorates the anniversary every year. There were certain concerns this year over the memorial which sparked off a controversy since it has a marble plaque at the entrance that names Bhindrawale. <br /><br />The SGPC organised an “Akhand Path” of Sri Guru Granth Sahib on June 4 in memory of Bhindranwale and others. <br /><br />The “bhog” ceremony was held on Thursday. During the ceremony, Giani Gurbachan Singh, the Jathedar of Sri Akal Takhat Sahib, read out a written speech that criticised the Congress government for launching an armed attack on the temple in 1984. Thursday’s event was held inside Sri Akal Takhat Sahib.</p>
<p>The Shiromani Gurdwara Prabhandhak Committee (SGPC), the Sikh religious body which manages a majority of the Sikh shrines in the country, observed the 29th anniversary of “Operation Bluestar” at the Golden Temple in Amritsar on Thursday. <br /><br />Pro-Khalistan slogans<br /><br /></p>.<p>Supporters of radical organisations, who attended the event, reportedly shouted “pro-Khalistan” slogans, along with activists of the SAD (Amritsar). <br /><br />The kin of Khalistan ideologue Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindrawale, who was killed in the military operation in 1984, and others were honoured on the occasion.<br /><br />This was the first anniversary of the Operation Bluestar after a memorial was erected in the shrine complex in honour of those killed in the military operation. <br /><br />The event passed off peacefully amid tight security. <br /><br />The SGPC commemorates the anniversary every year. There were certain concerns this year over the memorial which sparked off a controversy since it has a marble plaque at the entrance that names Bhindrawale. <br /><br />The SGPC organised an “Akhand Path” of Sri Guru Granth Sahib on June 4 in memory of Bhindranwale and others. <br /><br />The “bhog” ceremony was held on Thursday. During the ceremony, Giani Gurbachan Singh, the Jathedar of Sri Akal Takhat Sahib, read out a written speech that criticised the Congress government for launching an armed attack on the temple in 1984. Thursday’s event was held inside Sri Akal Takhat Sahib.</p>
