In what can be seen as major achievement of the security forces and government's resolve to contain terror related activities, Union Home Minister Amit Shah informed the Parliament on Tuesday that incidents of terrorism in Jammu Kashmir have dropped by nearly 80% over the past decade, attributing the decline to the revocation of Article 370 and what he called decisive security interventions. The Home Minister attributed the decline to the revocation of Article 370 and decisive security action on the ground.
Citing breakup of figures, AMit Shah said “between 2004 and 2014, the region witnessed 7,217 terrorist incidents. From 2015 to 2025, that number dropped to 2,150,” while comparing data across the two decades.He added that civilian deaths declined from 1,770 in the earlier decade to 357 in the latter, while the number of security personnel killed dropped from 1,060 to 542. “The number of terrorists neutralised during this period increased by 123%,” he said.
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.” Highlighting the success of Operation Mahadev, a recent counter-terror operation, Shah lauded security forces and said it showed India’s security forces were successfully targeting the last remnants of terrorism in the region. He praised the forces for their vigilance and execution.
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.
He also claimed that unlike during the UPA rule, no Indian has been involved in any recent attacks. “All of them were Pakistanis. No terrorist remains in Jammu and Kashmir now,” he asserted. The statement comes amid heightened political and security discussions following recent operations in the region.
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