Otherwise, the anniversary passed off peacefully amid protests and slogan shouting by radicals at the Golden Temple complex in Amritsar.
After the culmination of the annual function at Akal Takht to mark the 36th anniversary of Operation Bluestar, Harpreet Singh in a reply to the question on slogans being raised in favour of Khalistan during the function by some hardliners said, "There is nothing wrong if slogans in favour of Khalistan are raised after the function by the Sikh hardliners. If the government offers us Khalistan, what else do we need, we will accept it, because every Sikh wants it."
Singh also said that he had no objection if Sikhs raise slogans of Khalistan outside Akal Takht Sahib but raising such slogans in the official function of Operation Blue Star is unacceptable.