NEW DELHI: The Congress party has expressed dissatisfaction over former Union Minister P. Chidambaram’s statement that Operation Blue Star, the 1984 military operation to remove Sikh separatists from the Golden Temple, was a wrong move. Congress leader Rashid Alvi openly criticised Chidambaram, questioning whether he made such a statement under someone’s pressure. He also asked if there were any pending criminal cases against Chidambaram.

"It is unfortunate that Chidambaram spoke against Operation Blue Star, which was carried out under the leadership of Indira Gandhi. Whether the operation was right or wrong is a different issue. But what made Chidambaram attack Indira Gandhi by calling her decision wrong? He is doing exactly what the BJP and the Prime Minister are doing. Chidambaram's re

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