Op Blue Star Anniversary: People Raise Pro-Khalistan Slogans, Brandish Swords Outside Golden Temple | WATCH

A group of people gathered at the entrance of the Darbar Sahib in the morning. They were holding placards with 'Khalistan Zindabad' written on them and raised pro-Khalistani slogans.

Pro-Khalistan slogans raised inside Golden Temple in 2019

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New Delhi: A group of people gathered outside the Golden Temple in Amritsar and raised pro-Khalistan slogans resulting in chaos in the area. According to a video released by news agency ANI,  after the morning ardas where Akal Takht Jathedar paid homage to those who lost lives in June 1984, several men gathered outside the temple with swords and Bhindrawale posters. They were seen brandishing swords amid sloganeering, hailing Khalistan and Bhindrawale in presence of Punjab Police, paramilitary forces, and intelligence personnel.

The people gathered at the entrance of the Darbar Sahib in the morning. They were also holding placards with 'Khalistan Zindabad' written on them.

 

Today's incident coincides with the 38th anniversary of Operation Blue Star which was carried out by the Indian Army in June 1984 to flush out militants hiding in the Golden Temple complex in Amritsar. 

Earlier on Saturday, Punjab Chief Minister Bhawant Mann reviewed the law-and-order situation in the state ahead of the Operation Bluestar anniversary and said the police have been put on high alert for maintaining peace.

Chairing a meeting with senior officers of the police and civil administration, Mann asked them to ensure elaborate security arrangements before June 6 across the state.

The chief minister said no one should be allowed to disturb the hard-earned peace of state at any cost.

Asserting that his government is committed to making Punjab a peaceful and frontrunner state in the country, he said anybody trying to disrupt peace will be dealt with sternly.

Some forces inimical to the progress and prosperity of the state are making constant attempts to derail the peace in the state. But the AAP government will not allow any such nefarious move to succeed, Mann said.

The Punjab Police has been put on high alert and central paramilitary forces have been deployed to assist them in maintaining peace in the state, the chief minister said.

Exhorting the Punjabis to uphold the ethos of peace, communal harmony and brotherhood in the state, Mann urged them "to teach anti-Punjab forces a lesson by foiling all their conspiracies aimed at pushing Punjab back to the black days".