Question

Give reason

The army had to be sent into the Golden Temple in Amritsar.

Answer 1

1. The Sikhs in Punjab demanded an independent state of Khalistan and began a movement that went on to become violent and destructive.
2. Pakistan had lent its support to this movement. 
3. Some terrorists had allegedly taken shelter inside the Golden Temple at Amritsar, a holy shrine of the Sikhs in 1984. 
4. Hence, the Indian army was sent into the Golden Temple in Amritsar to evict the terrorists who had taken shelter there.