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New Delhi: In Jammu and Kashmir, there is considerable anger against the Union government and the Lieutenant-Governor administrations’ actions post the November 10 Red Fort car blast which has further intensified after a policeman was killed in a terrorist attack this July, the Forum for Human Rights in Jammu and Kashmir wrote in its recent report. Further, it mentioned that though the security situation appears to have improved it is still “volatile” even seven years after the Union government revoked Article 370 and stripped the Union Territory of its statehood.

“The renewal of the demand for return of statehood by the National Conference, which is in office in Jammu and Kashmir, reflects growing dissatisfaction with the Lieutenant-Governor’s administration on the ground. The same dissatisfaction with its separate Union Territory administration is evident in Ladakh,” the seventh annual report of the forum, covering the period from August 1, 2025, to July 31, 2026, mentioned. It underlined that the year was marked by “contradictory trends”.

The report mentioned that the reported fatalities in armed conflict fell to 32 in 20 incidents; 23 alleged terrorists were killed and nine troops lost their lives. Similarly, arrests fell from 115 in the previous year to 89 in the year under survey. 

However, it also noted that the Red Fort attack in November 2025, killing 13 persons and leaving around 32 injured, indicated the continuation of Kashmir-related militancy which may once again be targeting significant structures in the rest of India.

Indiscriminate police action

“While vowing revenge on the Red Fort attackers, Union home minister Amit Shah took no responsibility for the lapse that allowed Umar Un Nabi to drive to the Red Fort without being intercepted,” the report mentioned.

Further, the forum highlighted that the Union home ministry did nothing to prevent the backlash against Kashmiris and Muslims in general after the Red Fort attack, the Union Home Ministry did nothing to prevent it. 

In fact, the Gurugram police contributed to the harassment of Kashmiris by requiring housing societies, paying guest accommodation, and rental landlords to submit detailed lists of tenants, including their ID proofs, the report said. 

Drawing a sharp contrast, the........

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