Srinagar:7 May: In response to Operation Sindoor launched by India following the brutal killing of 26 civilians in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has expressed firm support for the action, terming it “appropriate and proportionate.”
“After the inhumane and barbaric murder of 26 innocent civilians in Pahalgam, it was expected that India would use its right to respond in an appropriate and proportionate way,” said Abdullah in a video statement on Tuesday.
The Chief Minister praised the Indian Defence Forces for their restraint and precision, emphasizing that “they have gone out of the way to ensure no military and civilian targets were hit in Pakistan. They have only hit terror bases.”
Abdullah also criticized Pakistan for allegedly targeting civilian populations in return strikes. “As reports are coming, Pakistan has gone out of its way to target the civilian population,” he added.
Concluding his remarks, Omar Abdullah noted that he has taken stock of the situation on ground and assured that the administration is actively monitoring and responding as developments unfold.
