SRINAGAR: Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday told Parliament that terror incidents in Jammu and Kashmir have dropped by nearly 80 per cent between 2015 and 2025 compared to the preceding decade, attributing the decline to the revocation of Article 370 and decisive security action on the ground.
Citing comparative figures, Shah said that from 2004 to 2014, the region witnessed 7,217 terror incidents, resulting in the deaths of 1770 civilians and 1,060 security personnel. In contrast, between 2015 and 2025, there were only 2150 such incidents, with 357 civilians and 542 security personnel killed. “The number of terrorists neutralised has increased by 123 per cent,” he added.
Declaring that “terror infrastructure has been destroyed in Jammu and Kashmir,” Shah credited the success to the central government’s policy changes post-2019, especially the abrogation of Article 370. He firmly ruled out any talks with the Hurriyat Conference, branding it a “terror group.”
Lauding the security forces, Shah commended the success of Operation Mahadev, a recent anti-terror operation, stating it underscored the capabilities of Indian forces in eliminating the last remnants of terrorism from the region.
The Home Minister also challenged the Congress party over its record during the UPA era. Directly addressing Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, he said, “Between 2004 and 2014, thousands of attacks occurred. Let him tell the House what action was taken back then.” He emphasised that while terror attacks have occurred under the NDA regime as well, none of the terrorists were Indian nationals. “All of them were Pakistanis. No terrorist remains in Jammu and Kashmir now,” Shah asserted.
