Not every Kashmiri is a terrorist: Omar Abdullah

J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday (November 13, 2025) condemned the Red Fort blast and not every Kashmiri is a terrorist. 

Mr. Abdullah sought punishment for those responsible for the blast but warned against harming any innocents in the process. “A very few people are out to disrupt peace and brotherhood here. They should be held accountable. But every person in J&K is not a terrorist or associated with terrorists,” Mr. Abdullah said, while speaking in Jammu. 

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He said it was unfortunate that every person of J&K and every Kashmiri Muslim “is looked at with suspicion”. “Portraying every Kashmiri Muslim as a terrorist makes it difficult to keep people on the right path,” Mr. Abdullah said.

The J&K Chief Minister’s remarks come in the backdrop of killing of 13 civilians in a deadly car blast in New Delhi on November 10. Security agencies believe that the explosives-laden car was driven by a Pulwama-based doctor.

“The brutal killing of innocent people in this manner is unacceptable. No religion allows this. No amount of condemnation of this incident is enough,” Mr. Abdullah said.