Aug 6, 2025: “A brand-new Jammu and Kashmir was born on August 5, 2019. A brand-new Jammu and Kashmir with hopes of a prosperous future. A new Jammu and Kashmir which treated all its citizens as equal and removed discrimination that was prevalent for seven decades,” he said.
"People ask me what is new Jammu and Kashmir," he added. I want to tell them that the new Jammu and Kashmir is one where jobs are not given to terrorists but to the real martyrs of this UT. The new Jammu and Kashmir is one where tears are not shed on the death of terrorists but the tears of common Kashmiris are wiped away.”
He was speaking at an event where 158 kin of those Kashmiri people who were killed by terrorists were handed over appointment letters.
“The new Jammu and Kashmir is one where the terrorist elements sitting in the government system are being cleaned out one by one and the decades-old wounds of terror victim families are being healed,” he said.
On the occasion, the L-G also spoke on the transformative journey of new J&K post abrogation of Article 370.
"Because of Article 370, terrorism had increased and the terror ecosystem was encouraged," the Lieutenant Governor stated. The terror ecosystem's dismantling began on August 5, 2019." The harrowing tales of the terror victims' families who received appointment letters were told. They brought to light the wrongs done to their families by terrorists with Pakistani backing and those who sympathize with them. "Now wounds that have been there for decades are being healed. Today’s landmark event provided a sense of closure to the families who have silently suffered trauma for years. Through its proxies, Pakistan, a terror state, has been murdering innocent people for more than three decades. The pain of loss did not go away with time. Invisible scars on their soul can be felt and mute eyes are witness to many unfulfilled dreams. The families of those who were killed in the terrorist attacks have finally been able to begin their journey toward healing and justice. Sinha stated, "They have come out to reveal the role that Pakistani terrorists played as well as the terror ecosystem that was operating in J&K." The Lieutenant Governor shared the tragic account of Abdul Majid Mir’s family, whose lives were shattered on June 29, 2004. Abdul Majid, a Baramulla resident from Sheikhpura, was kidnapped on that day and brutally murdered by terrorists. L-G Manoj Sinha observed that the void in the lives of terror victims’ families cannot be filled with financial assistance or jobs, but it would be ensured that these families can live with dignity.
“We will do everything possible for the rehabilitation of terror victims. He stated, "I promise the families of terror victims that the perpetrators of heinous crime will receive exemplary punishment." Earlier, events in which kin of terror victims were handed over appointment letters were held on July 13 at Baramulla and July 28 at Jammu.