Remembering Army Chief General Arun Sridhar Vaidya.

Remembering Army Chief General Arun Sridhar Vaidya on his Death Anniversary. ​​This army chief paid the price of Operation Blue Star from his death. Operation Blue Star. Between 3 and 8 June 1984, the Indian Army carried out a military operation against alleged terrorist Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and his accomplices at the Golden Temple in Amritsar, Punjab.

In fact, the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi wanted complete control over the Harmandir Sahib complex in Amritsar, where Bhindranwale had established his headquarters since 1980.

To liberate the Harminder Sahib complex from Bhindranwale’s possession, Gandhi first talked to the Army Lieutenant General SK Sinha about evacuating the Golden Temple, but Sinha advised Gandhi that it would not be right for the Sikhs to commit violence in a religious place.

Then, Gandhi handed over the command of this work to the then Army Chief General Arun Sridhar Vaidya. Army Chief Vaidya along with Sundarji planned and carried out Operation Blue Star.

Firing continued for five-six days inside the world famous temple of Sikhs i.e. Golden Temple and finally Bhindranwale died. Many of his companions were also caught alive from the temple and the operation was successful.

The victory of this victory tied the head of the Vaidya, but its price was yet to be paid. Vaidya’s name was also included among the people of politics and army who were targeted by Bhindranwale’s supporters. Vaidya also knew the danger of life.

Although it took some time for the bullets written by Vaidya’s name. After the success of Blue Star in 1984, Vaidya continued to receive the honor and he was counted among the most respected officers and army chiefs of the army.

After retirement in January 1986, Vaidya shifted to his family building in Pune. Six months later, three bullets reached him, on which his name was written.

On 10 August 1986, Vaidya was returning home in his car from the market on Rajendrasinhji Marg when some armed assailants on motorcycles and scooters surrounded the car and opened fire.

Two bullets hit Vaidya’s head and one on his shoulder. He was declared dead on arrival at the hospital. Vaidya’s wife Bhanumathi and his security guard were also shot in the attack.

This massacre not only caused violence against Sikhs in Mumbai and Poona but also created tension in many parts of the country. Vaidya was given a final farewell with the honor of the army, which included several veteran leaders along with the Ala Afsran.

Vaidya was also posthumously awarded the Padmavibhushan. At the same time, Khalistan Commando Force said that Vaidya was attacked for leading Operation Blue Star.

Memories of this attack were refreshed many times. Harjinder Singh alias Zinda and Sukhdev Singh alias Sukkha, convicted of the attack, were sentenced to death in 1989 and hanged in 1992. Several years later, a Punjabi film, ‘Zinda Aur Sukkha’, which was mired in controversies and was released outside India in 2015.

Vaidya was very clear about his thinking, understanding, intentions, and might. Remembering Army Chief General Arun Sridhar Vaidya on his Death Anniversary today, Before the facts about the 13th Army Chief Vaidya of the country, consider these words of his.

Vaidya was commissioned into the Armored Corps in 1945 and participated in the Second World War.

• He was awarded the Mahavir Chakra for defeating the Pakistani Army in the 1965 Indo-Pak war.
  Vaidya, who was a Brigadier in the Indo-Pak war again in 1971, got Mahavir Chakra for the second time for the courage and skill he showed.
  On 13 July 1983, Vaidya became the 13th Army Chief. He served more than 40 years in the army before retiring.

It is also a remarkable thing that the culprits of Vaidya’s murder alive and Sukkha confessed in the court that they shot Vaidya but also called themselves innocent. Both argued that ‘Vaidya committed such a crime, whose punishment was only death.’