Want a Jammu and Kashmir where no life is lost due to terrorism, says Amit Shah

Narendra Modi government aims for permanent peace in Jammu and Kashmir, ensuring equal rights and development for all.

There is peace in Jammu and Kashmir and this peace has to be permanent, and the Narendra Modi government's aim is to make a Jammu and Kashmir where no life is lost due to terrorism, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said in New Delhi on Monday (February 24, 2025).

Interacting with youngsters from Jammu and Kashmir who have come to the national capital under the Watan Ko Jano youth exchange programme, Mr. Shah also said the people of Jammu and Kashmir had equal rights over the entire country, like the people of any other State, and the entirety of India looked at the people of the Union Territory with love and respect.

When terrorism comes to an end, there is no need for the deployment of police and that day is not far, he added.

"When there is peace, no police will be required. This message has to be carried by you to your friends, family and villages... When you go home, tell your friends, neighbours that the entire country is living in peace and the people of Jammu and Kashmir should also live in peace," Mr. Shah said.

“There is peace in Jammu and Kashmir and this peace has to be permanent and “our aim is to make a Jammu and Kashmir where no life is lost due to terrorism”, he added.

"Violence brings nothing. Due to the decades of terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir, 36,000 people lost their lives," the Home Minister said.

Mr. Shah said Prime Minister Narendra Modi had made the country equal for all by abrogating Article 370 and, now, the people of Jammu and Kashmir had equal rights anywhere in India, like the people of Delhi, Rajasthan, Gujarat or Rajasthan.