Omar Abdullah, the chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, emphasized on Saturday that following terror incidents, no community should be treated equally. Speaking at the Hindustan Leadership Summit 2025 in New Delhi, he stated, "Kashmiris are as disturbed by the attack in Delhi as they were about Pahalgam."
"Not all Muslims in Kashmir are terrorists, nor do they all condone terrorism. In an interview with Sunetra Choudhury, HT's Political Editor, he stated, "In reality, they are a minuscule minority that do."
For Jammu and Kashmir, he described 2025 as "a difficult one by any yardstick." He brought up the explosion near Delhi's Red Fort and the attack in Baisaran (Pahalgam), both of which "emanated from a conspiracy hatched in J&K."

"The overwhelming majority of the people (in Jammu and Kashmir) are the ones you saw out on the streets after the attack in Baisaran (Pahalgam)," he continued, alluding to the candlelight demonstrations against the attack that killed more than two dozen people at the popular location. He stated, "They are the ones in colleges and universities... ones trying to earn an honest day's living in various parts."
The Pahalgam incident in April "completely reoriented" the UT's economy, he lamented. "Our economy has never been especially robust. Sadly, these kinds of situations make things much more challenging," he stated.

He also discussed "othering" in India, citing a case in Haryana where the government ordered all foreigners and Kashmiris to register at the closest police station following the Delhi explosion, without specifically mentioning the state. "The damage was done" by the time he could talk to the leaders there, he claimed.
Omar Abdullah responded that there was never a "return of home-grown terrorism" in India.

"When did it disappear? "Those who believed it had disappeared are the ones who are shocked," he said. Additionally, he claimed that amending the Constitution to remove Article 370 and make J&K a UT was insufficient to put an end to terror.