Operation Blue Star
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Operation Blue Star: Thatcher’s government wanted to ban protests by British Sikhs, show documents
Declassified documents show that Foreign Secretary Geoffrey Howe wanted Scotland Yard to clamp down on the protests as they could hamper UK’s ties with India.
Scroll Staff
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Operation Blue Star: Centre moves High Court against lower court’s order to compensate 40 people
They were illegally detained in Amritsar and moved to a jail in Jodhpur after the operation ended.
Scroll Staff
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In the UK, a debate about whether secret Operation Blue Star papers should be made public
The case seeking the declassification of the UK documents was brought by journalist Phil Miller. A decision is likely in six weeks.
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