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]]>“Operation Blue Star was a mistake. It cost Indira Gandhi her life. There were errors in its execution by the officials of the time,” said Chidambaram, addressing a gathering at the literary festival in Solan district.
He further added that a better approach would have been similar to Operation Black Thunder, a later and less-destructive operation that cleared the Golden Temple of militants without direct military intrusion into the sanctum.
SGPC Responds Strongly
Chidambaram’s remarks triggered a sharp response from Gurcharan Singh Grewal, spokesperson for the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC).
“You can’t hide the truth by telling a hundred lies. Chidambaram’s statement proves the truth of the attack on Sri Harmandir Sahib,” Grewal said.
He further alleged that the attack was not just a tactical failure, but a political decision that directly involved the late Prime Minister.
Grewal invoked the controversial statement by Rajiv Gandhi, who reportedly said, “When a big tree falls, the earth shakes”, in reference to the anti-Sikh riots that followed Indira Gandhi’s assassination. According to Grewal, this statement “justified” the mass violence and exposed the mindset of Congress leaders at the time.
Historical Context
Operation Blue Star was carried out in June 1984 to remove armed Sikh militants from the Golden Temple complex. It resulted in heavy casualties, damage to the holy shrine, and widespread anger within the Sikh community. Indira Gandhi was assassinated by her Sikh bodyguards four months later.
Chidambaram Also Revisited 26/11
This is not the first time Chidambaram has addressed controversial national security issues. Recently, he revealed that India had considered military action against Pakistan after the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, but refrained due to global diplomatic pressures.
“I was in favor of military action after the 26/11 attacks, but in the end, the decision was made not to proceed,” he said in an earlier statement.
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]]>According to media reports, a complaint against the actress was filed at Shivaji Nagar police station by the office -bearers of the Pune City Congress Committee.
“Payal Rohatgi has repeatedly made derogatory comments about the Nehru Gandhi family. We came across one such post, which we believe has been made recently. Subsequently, the office-bearers of the Pune City Congress committee, including Ramesh Bagwe, Mohan Joshi, Datta Bahirat, Sangeeta Tiwari and myself, met senior police officials from the cyber crime cell. A formal complaint in the case was given by Sangeet Tiwari. The police have acted on it and a case has been registered at Shivaji Nagar police station,” Indian Express quoted Pune City Congress spokesperson Ramesh Iyer as saying.
This is not the first time that the 36-year-old actor has landed herself in legal trouble. In 2019, Rohatgi was arrested by the Rajasthan police for her alleged comments against former Prime Minister, late Jawaharlal Nehru.
More recently, in the month of June, she was arrested by the Satellite Police in Ahmedabad on Friday for threatening and hurling abuse at the chairman of her society on social media. Rohatgi was later released on bail.
The Satellite police station in Ahmedabad had arrested the actress following a complaint lodged by the chairman of the society where she lives. The police have invoked IPC Sections 294(b), 504, 506(1), 506(2), and Section 67 of the Information Technology Act against the actress.
Rohatgi made her acting debut in 2002 with the film ‘Yeh Kya Ho Raha Hai?’ She was later seen on reality TV shows like ‘Khatron Ke Khiladi 2’ and ‘Bigg Boss 2’.
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]]>Regarding the organization election, KC Venugopal said that by 21 June the new president of the Congress Party will be elected. In this meeting, it has been decided that by May, congress organization elections will be held at every level.
In the press conference, Randeep Surjewala said that an appeal has been made by the Congress leaders to hold the post of the Speaker only after the assembly elections, after which the decision has been taken.
When Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad and Anand Sharma were questioned in the press conference, Randeep Surjewala said that they are part of our family, there is no rebel. All together requested to pursue the election of the president.KC Venugopal said in the press conference that the proposal has passed in the meeting on agricultural law, in which tribute has been paid to all the farmers killed in the movement. Before February 10, Congress will perform at the block level, before February 20, it will be performed at the district level. There will also be a protest at the state level by the Congress.
Regarding the coming Parliament session, the Congress leader said that all parties will be brought together to put pressure on the government, so that the mood of the country regarding the agricultural law can be told in Parliament.
On Friday, the proposal regarding corona vaccination was also passed in this meeting through video conferencing. The Congress has demanded that the poor be given a vaccine for free, no poor person will be able to take a dose of two thousand rupees.
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]]>Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has tribute to his grandmother and former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on her 103rd birthday. She was born on 19 November 1917. Rahul Gandhi has written on his Twitter account a tribute to the birth anniversary of a skilled Prime Minister and Shakti Swaroop Indira Gandhi. The entire nation still exemplifies her impressive leadership, but I always remember her as my beloved grandmother. Her teachings inspire me constantly.
On the other hand, Congress spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala recalled that she was called the Iron Woman of the world, with determination, courage and amazing ability, on the birth anniversary of India’s first and only woman Prime Minister, Mrs. Indira Gandhi. Best regards Indiraji’s name will always be remembered in the history of world politics for her talent and political determination.
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