Operation Bluestar- UK link

No direct involvement of UK in planning Op Blue Star: Cameron

Read Full text of UK PMâ€™s Video Message to Sikh community

By : Baljit Balli
First Published : Thursday, Feb 06, 2014 12:00 AM
Updated : Thursday, Feb 06, 2014 12:00 AM

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London, February 5: As the rage keeps going up after the admission made by UK Foreign Secretary William Hague that UK govt gave advised to the Indian authorities on Golden Temple attack, UK PM David Cameron issued a personal video message to the UK Sikh community and said that there was absolutely no direct involvement of the UK government in the planning of the attack. Read Full Text of the Video Message : â€œThere was absolutely no direct involvement of the UK government in the planning of the attack by the Indian Army on the Golden Temple in 1984. There is absolutely no evidence of the UK Government involvement in the operation itself. This conclusion has been made after a thorough search of some 200 files and over 23,000 documents. I want the dialogue between this government and the Sikh community to continue. British Sikhs have made and continue to make a vital contribution to our national life from serving in two world wars to running businesses and playing a massive part in our communities today. I never forget this. I am grateful for it. Around 30 years ago, a great tragedy unfolded at the Sri Harmandir Sahib in Amritsar. Many lives were lost and the scars in the Sikh community still run deep. So when documents came to light a few weeks ago raising the possibility that the then UK Government was involved in the Indian Army\'s operation, I immediately set up an inquiry to find those answers. I hope the manner in which we have investigated these dreadful events will provide some reassurance to the Sikh community here in Britain and elsewhereâ€