Security in the border state of Punjab has been beefed up ahead of the 1984 Operation Bluestar anniversary, which falls on Thursday, June 6.
Radicals and Sikh organizations have started preparations for the anniversary of Operation Bluestar. Six companies of paramilitary forces, besides nearly 5000 cops, are stationed in the holy city Amritsar and other areas to ensure peace.
In 2014, on the day of the anniversary of Bluestar, a clash took place between radical Sikh activists and the task force of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) that left several injured in the Golden Temple complex.
The security was tightened across the state, especially in Amritsar, amidst the intelligence reports suggesting that ISI is planning to revive militancy in Punjab by targeting the retired military and police officials.
Even as the Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh had expressed his doubts over the authenticity of the intelligence reports during a high-level meeting reviewing Punjab's internal security and law and order situation, he had also asked the state police force to keep its guard up.
Agreeing with the state police top brass that reports referring to Intel inputs on such a project by ISI seemed far-fetched, the Chief Minister asked the police to take all possible steps to verify such reports and check the spread of rumours.