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Indian Sikhs mark 36th year of military offensive against separatists

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Amritsar, Jun 6 (EFE/EPA).- Members of a Sikh nationalist group on Saturday marked the anniversary of a controversial 1984 Indian military offensive in the northern state of Punjab.Sikhs in the northwest Indian state marked the 36th anniversary of the military offensive, codenamed Operation Blue Star, with prayers and religious readings.However, a very limited gathering was allowed inside the Golden Temple premises due to the coronavirus Covid-19 alert precautions and lockdown during the special prayers to mark the occasion. The operation, during which the Indian security forces had stormed the Golden Temple complex and flushed out heavily-armed militants, lasted for almost a week, between Jun. 3 and Jun. 8, an epa-efe journalist reported.The operation also saw the death of Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, a Sikh separatist leader, who had initiated a movement to create a separate Sikh state called Khalistan. (Camera: RAMINDER PAL SINGH).SHOT LIST: MEMBERS OF THE RADICAL SIKH ORGANIZATION, SHIROMANI AKALI DAL (AMRITSAR), MARK THE 36TH ANNIVERSARY OF OPERATION BLUE STAR AT THE GOLDEN TEMPLE PREMISES, THE HOLIEST OF SIKH PLACES, IN AMRITSAR, INDIA.

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