J&Okay L-G Manoj Sinha says ending terrorism is peoples accountability, praises safety forces

Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday (September 27, 2025) stated whereas the federal government and the safety forces are doing their job, ending terrorism is the accountability of the individuals of the Union Territory as effectively.

Speaking at an occasion in Srinagar, Mr. Sinha stated terrorism has been enormously lowered throughout the nation and is proscribed to only a few areas now.

“Terrorism has been reduced in other parts of the country. North-East is largely terror-free now. The left-wing extremism or Naxalism is now confined to a few districts and I am sure it will be wiped out from the country in the next few months,” he stated.

The L-G stated few areas in Karnataka, Kerala and particularly J&Okay, have been affected by terrorism for a very long time now, and it’s crucial that terror needs to be worn out.

“It is the biggest hurdle to development and creating employment opportunities. Security forces and the administration are doing their job, but the people of Jammu and Kashmir also have a responsibility. They should not indulge in anything that could lead to rise in such activities either intentionally or unintentionally. That causes a lot of problems,” he added.

Asserting that the scenario has improved rather a lot in J&Okay, Mr. Sinha stated road violence and stone pelting have turn out to be a factor of previous now.

“Schools, colleges and business are functioning like the other parts of the country. No top commander of any major terror outfit is alive now. There has only been a single local recruitment into terror ranks so far this year,” he stated.

Referring to Pakistan’s assist to terror actions, the Mr. Sinha stated whereas there are a number of parameters on which success has been achieved, “unfortunately we have a neighbour who is always up to some mischief”.

“Rather than focussing on building the country after the partition, Pakistan attacked the country, it attacked J-K right after the partition. They fought four direct wars and lost. They have understood that they cannot win a direct war with India. So, they are indulging in proxy war by radicalising people,” he stated.

Pointing out to the human value of the violence, Mr. Sinha stated over 40,000 individuals have misplaced their lives to terrorism.

“How long will this continue? While it is the duty of the government and the forces to stop this, it is the responsibility of the people as well. So, the people should come forward to stop this,” he added.

Without naming anybody, Mr. Sinha stated some individuals make statements just like the phobia outfit ‘The Resistance Front (TRF)’.

“When narratives are created like this, it causes huge damages. If the same thing is being said in the TRF’s social media post that we say in our statements, then it surely is dangerous,” he stated.