ib ▁Resol ution ▁( dem and ing ▁things ▁such ▁as ▁a ▁greater ▁share ▁of ▁river ▁water ▁and ▁aut onomy ▁for ▁P un j ab ) ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁storm ing ▁of ▁the ▁Har im and ir ▁Sah ib ▁( G old en ▁Temple ) ▁by ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁India ▁troops ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁The ▁storm ing ▁of ▁the ▁temple ▁to ▁flush ▁out ▁S ikh ▁Milit ants ▁who ▁were ▁gain ing ▁momentum ▁in ▁their ▁ag itation ▁for ▁greater ▁aut onomy ▁for ▁P un j ab ▁resulted ▁in ▁S ik hs ▁demand ing ▁an ▁independent ▁state ▁for ▁the ▁S ik hs ▁situated ▁in ▁P un j ab ▁K hal istan ▁movement . ▁The ▁conflict ▁es cal ated ▁and ▁led ▁to ▁an ▁assass ination ▁of ▁the ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁of ▁India ▁Ind ira ▁Gand hi ▁as ▁a ▁ret ali ation ▁of ▁an ▁Indian ▁military ▁operation ▁called ▁' Operation ▁Blue ▁Star ' ▁directed ▁against ▁the ▁S ik hs ' ▁h oli est ▁shr ine , ▁the ▁Golden ▁Temple , ▁in ▁which ▁many ▁innoc ent ▁S ikh ▁civ ili ans ▁too ▁lost ▁their ▁lives . ▁The ▁reven ge ▁murder ▁of ▁Gand hi ▁ev oked ▁a ▁Congress ▁Party ▁led ▁back l ash ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁the ▁S ikh ▁gen o cide , ▁which ▁started ▁in ▁New ▁Del hi ▁and ▁swe pt ▁India ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁That ▁only ▁further ▁strength ened ▁the ▁K hal istan ▁Mov ement , ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁largely ▁sub du ed ▁ow ing ▁to ▁the ▁efforts ▁of