The 42nd anniversary of Operation Blue Star saw pro-Khalistan slogans being raised inside the Golden Temple Complex in Amritsar on Saturday.
Protestors gathered in front of the Akal Takht, the Supreme temporal and spiritual seat in Sikhism, and bore posters depicting Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, the man who led Sikh extremists in 1984.
The Punjab Police had established a comprehensive security grid across Amritsar and surrounding areas to maintain security and law and order ahead of the occasion.
Special Director General of Police Praveen Kumar Sinha confirmed that nearly 4,000 police personnel have been deployed to ensure a peaceful atmosphere.
The anniversary of Operation Blue Star is marked on June 6, 1984, when the Indian Army stormed into the Golden Temple to contain Sikh militancy under the leadership of Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale.
