All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi has made a statement on Wednesday (July 16, 2025) regarding the Pahalgam terror attack. He said that since Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Manoj Sinha has taken responsibility for security failure in the Pahalgam terror attack, he should resign from his post.

The AIMIM chief told reporters in Nanded, Maharashtra, that he would seek reply from the Modi government at the Center in the upcoming monsoon session of Parliament on the terrorist attack in Basaron near Pahalgam on 22 April, killing 26 people.

Asaduddin Owaisi was part of the all -party delegation

Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi was part of the multi -party delegation who traveled to Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Algeria to prominently put India’s anti -terrorism stance and its operation vermilion prominently after the Pahalgam terror attack.

What did the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Manoj Sinha say,

Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha recently admitted in an interview to a newspaper that the Pahalgam attack took place due to intelligence and he takes responsibility for it. When asked about this, Owaisi said, “If he (the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir) has taken responsibility, he should resign. 26 Indians in Pahalgam were brutally killed by asking their religion, because they were Hindus. If the Lieutenant Pal was suffering so much, they should resign.”

He said, “26 people were murdered by asking their religion and you (Lt. Governor of Jammu and Kashmir) are saying this when your term is about to end.”

Government should answer this- Owaisi

Owaisi said, “We will ask the Modi government who is responsible for the Pahalgam attack?” Who is accountable for this attack? How did the terrorists reach there and why there was no police protection on the spot? We will ask these questions to the government in the upcoming Parliament session. ”He said that this happened due to default in security and the government should answer it.

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Dramatic scenes were seen in Srinagar on Monday when Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said that the police shocked him during an attempt to pay tribute to the martyrs. This incident created a political storm. Opposition parties demanded apology from BJP government and Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on this.

Omar Abdullah’s anger, a scathing attack on the center
Talking to NDTV, Omar Abdullah targeted the BJP fiercely. He said that it was “silly and visionless” decision taken by “fools”. He once again demanded to restore state status to Jammu and Kashmir.

“This incident is not with me, but associated with people’s rights”
Omar said, “This is not just an incident with me or my colleagues, but a big message is that the government wants to prove people powerless.” He warned that if people are constantly pressed, then it will have to bear political consequences.

Referring to 13 July 1931, the case connected to historical background
Umar Abdullah, citing the incident of 13 July 1931, said that people stood against British rule that day. He alleged that the martyrs are being seen from a different perspective due to being a Muslim. Omar warned that if there is less turnout in the elections, the central government will be held responsible for this, because it is weakening democratic institutions.

Pahalgam said on the terrorist attack – it was LG’s failure
In a conversation with NDTV, Omar also said that he had not accepted his failure for the terrorist attack in Pahalgam on 22 April. He said that this omission took us to the brink of war. 26 people were killed in Pahalgam attack, most of whom were citizens. After this, India ran ‘Operation Sindoor’ on the targets of terrorists in Pakistan and PoK.

State status should be restored, this issue should not be postponed
Omar Abdullah said that despite security challenges, Jammu and Kashmir should get back state status. He also said that if it does not happen, then we will reach Delhi to Delhi in democratic and peaceful ways.

Intense response by opposition parties
The CPI (M) criticized the central government and said that the BJP is imposing its arbitrary and ending the Martyr’s Day holiday, declaring the birthday of Dogra Maharaja as a holiday. The party condemned the misconduct with Omar Abdullah.

CPI General Secretary D Raja’s statement
D Raja shared the picture of Omar Abdullah’s cemetery and said that it was completely unacceptable that it was prevented from paying tribute to an elected Chief Minister. He called it a direct attack on democracy and reiterated the demand for restoring state status.

Mamta Banerjee and Stalin also attacked central government
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee wrote on X (East Twitter), “It is not only unfortunate, but to take away the democratic rights of a citizen.”
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin said that it shows how much the situation has deteriorated. He alleged that the BJP government is gradually ending the rights of the state governments.

The Chief Minister had to jump from the grave gate to go inside
According to sources, the routes were sealed by the police from Khanyar and Nauhatta towards the martyr graveyard. Due to this, Omar Abdullah had to get trapped the main gate to enter the cemetery. The gate was later opened.

Dewate again in the state-government vs. LG dispute
This entire incident has once again exposed the political and symbolic conflict in Jammu and Kashmir. The demand from the Center on behalf of the people and the opposition has intensified that without delay, Jammu and Kashmir should be given full state status again.

Amarnath Yatra 2025: There is still two months left for the start of the Amarnath Yatra, but before that the first picture of Amarnath’s Shivling has come out. Devotees from Punjab went to visit the cave a few days ago. However, officially, no Shrine Board officer or security personnel have been officially reached the cave.

Preparations have started for this year’s Amarnath Yatra and the work of cleaning the snow has been started on the way of the journey. Work has been started from both the paths – Baltal and Chandanwadi to make the track fit by cutting the snow so that the work of making the track can be completed before the start of the journey. But due to heavy snowfall on the entire road, there is a lot of difficulties in this work.

LG Manoj Sinha reviewed
Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha went to the Amarnath Yatra Transit Camp at Pantha Chowk, Srinagar on Monday (May 5), reviewed the preparations for the journey. Even after the Pahalgam attack, there has been no difference in the enthusiasm of the devotees for the Amarnath Yatra. According to the information received so far, more than 3 lakh 60 thousand people have registered for the journey up to Abha and it is also expected to increase further.

Amarnath Yatra will start from July 3
This time on the track, there has been many times more snowfall than last year and still ten to twenty feet of snow is present on the entire road. Proof of this can also be seen clearly in these pictures. These pictures have been taken in Panjtarni and Sheshnag. This year’s Amarnath Yatra starts from July 3 and the Rakshabandhan day will end on August 19.