Operation Blue Star was the Indian military operation which occurred in early June 1984, ordered by Indira Gandhi in order to establish control over the Golden Temple in Amritsar, Punjab, and remove Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and his armed followers from the complex buildings.
Why was it so important to the Indian government to establish control over this complex that they went to such a drastic step as to storm the temple? What would have been the consequences if they had not acted?