Operation bluestar was an Indian military operation ordered by Indira Gandhi to remove sikh militants laying siege on the Golden Temple in Amritsir.

The military assaults on the Golden Temple caused an uproar among sikhs all over the world. In India, many sikhs resigned from armed and civil administrative offices and returned their government awords.

On June 3, a 36 hour blanket cerfew was imposed in the state of Punjab and all sorts of communication,Railways,Bus and air services,were suspended.All line of communications and supply of electricity were suspended.There was a total blackout and the state was cut off from the rest of India.Complete cencorship was placed on all types of media.