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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 44. Chapters: Amritsar, Cities and towns in Amritsar district, Villages in Amritsar district, Operation Blue Star, Jallianwala Bagh massacre, Harmandir Sahib, Akal Takht, Radha Soami Satsang Beas, Kairon, Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee, Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport, Majitha, Rayya, Jandiala Guru, Samjhauta Express, Operation Black Thunder, Ramgarhia bunga, Harsha Chhina, Beas, Punjab, Sathiala, Dadehar, Majithia Sirdars, Golden Temple Mail, Nizampur, India, Indore - Amritsar Express, Pingalwara, Ajnala, India, Amritsar - Indore Express, Maha Kali Mandir, Sarhali, Gandhi Sports Complex Ground, Khadoor Sahib, Pul Kanjri, Shariffpura, Amritsar rugs and carpets, Amritsar Cantonment, Ramdass, Budha Theh, Goindval, Rajasansi, Gurdwara Baba Atal, Gandiwind, Shiromani Akali Dal, Gurdwara Shri Baoli Sahib Goindwal Sahib, Dhianpur, Attari, Operation Ashwamedh, Buttar sivia, Kotla Sultan Singh, Joans Mohar, Jati Umra, Gaggomahal. Excerpt: Operation Blue Star (Punjabi: , Hindi: (bly s r)) 3- 6 June 1984 was an Indian military operation, ordered by Indira Gandhi, then Prime Minister of India, under the pretext of removing Sikh separatists from the Golden Temple in Amritsar. The insurgents, led by Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, were accused of amassing weapons in the Sikh temple. The operation was carried out by Indian army troops with tanks and armoured vehicles. Militarily successful, the operation aroused immense controversy, and the government's justification for the timing and style of the attack are highly debated. Operation Blue Star was included in the Top 10 Political Disgraces by India Today magazine. Official reports put the number of deaths among the Indian army at 83 and the number of civilian deaths at 492, though some independent estimates run as high as 1500. In addition, the CBI is considered responsible...
