Following the Operation Sindoor, Jammu and Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah stated that only half of the Pahalgam and aftermath of India’s retaliation has been told, indicating the lack of concern to civil casualties caused by Pakistan’s shelling in the region, India Today reported.
“While there was a spontaneous expression of anger about what happened in Pahalgam to those 26 innocent civilians, there is also a simmering disappointment that not enough is being said about Kashmiris who died in Pakistan’s cross-border shelling,” Omar said in an interview to India Today.
“The story of Pahalgam is being told, but what about the twins who were killed in the Poonch shelling, what about the lady who died in Kashmir, what about my additional district development commissioner who died in his home in Ramban. These stories, unfortunately, are not being told,” the CM added.
While questioning the national silence on deaths in J&K amid India-Pakistan conflict, Omar said loss of innocent lives has been reduced to mere “lip service”, mentioning, “It’s almost as if that didn’t happen.”