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Operation Blue Star, a controversial military operation, was ordered during Indira Gandhi's tenure. What was its target?
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A secessionist movement in Kashmir
Quiz Options
- A secessionist movement in Kashmir
- Militants in the Golden Temple complex
- Smugglers along the Pakistan border
- Infiltrators in the Northeast
Explanation & Context
Operation Blue Star, conducted in June 1984, was aimed at removing Sikh militant leader Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and his followers from the Golden Temple in Amritsar.
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