Operation Woodrose
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Operation Woodrose was a military operation carried out by the Indira Gandhi-led Indian government in the months after Operation Blue Star to "prevent the outbreak of widespread public protest" in the state of Punjab. The government arrested all prominent members of the largest Sikh political party, the Akali Dal, and banned the All India Sikh Students Federation, a large students' union. In addition, the Indian Army conducted operations in the countryside during which thousands of Sikhs, overwhelmingly young men, were detained for interrogation and subsequently tortured. Despite its purported success in controlling the armed insurgency in the Punjab region, the operation was criticized by human-rights groups for the suspension of civil liberties and habeas corpus, resulting in the disappe
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Operation Woodrose
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Operation Woodrose
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Shown in red is the state of Punjab
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More than 8,000 Sikh civilians reported killed or missing; true number unknown
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Operation Woodrose
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June-September 1984
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300
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Intensification of the insurgency:
*Intended to preempt an uprising, the operation "proved to be even more counter-productive" than Blue Star, creating further "considerable alienation among a broad cross-section" of the Sikh population.
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Operation Woodrose was a military operation carried out by the Indira Gandhi-led Indian government in the months after Operation Blue Star to "prevent the outbreak of widespread public protest" in the state of Punjab. The government arrested all prominent members of the largest Sikh political party, the Akali Dal, and banned the All India Sikh Students Federation, a large students' union. In addition, the Indian Army conducted operations in the countryside during which thousands of Sikhs, overwhelmingly young men, were detained for interrogation and subsequently tortured. Despite its purported success in controlling the armed insurgency in the Punjab region, the operation was criticized by human-rights groups for the suspension of civil liberties and habeas corpus, resulting in the disappearances of thousands of Sikh men. After the operation, the central government was criticized for using "draconian legislation" to repress a minority community.
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Intensification of the insurgency:
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*Intended to preempt an uprising, the operation "proved to be even more counter-productive" than Blue Star, creating further "considerable alienation among a broad cross-section" of the Sikh population.