Protests and candlelight marches were held across multiple cities yesterday as citizens, students, and political groups condemned the recent terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, which left 26 people dead. Students of the Government Degree College for Women in Anantnag marched through the town, condemning the attack.
In Chandigarh, people gathered to protest against the incident, holding placards and calling for justice. In Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, a candlelight march was organised to honour the victims of the Pahalgam terror attack. In Delhi, members of the Khan Market Trade Association held a similar march, with candles lit in memory of the deceased. In Bhubaneswar, the BJP Yuva Morcha conducted a protest march condemning the attack. In Bhopal, BJP leaders and workers held a candle march.
The BJP Mangaluru City South Mahila Morcha members held a candlelight vigil at PVS Circle in the city on Thursday to pay tributes to the victims of the terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir.
They also condemned the attack and protested against it. Satish Kumpala,
The Hindu American Foundation (HAF) has sharply condemned what it calls a “shameful and deliberate erasure” by major Western media outlets in the aftermath of the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam, Kashmir, where 26 Hindu tourists were executed in cold blood by terrorists affiliated with The Resistance Front—a Lashkar-e-Taiba proxy backed by Pakistan.
“Let’s get this straight,” said Suhag Shukla, Executive Director of the Hindu American Foundation, in a scathing rebuke of international media coverage following the April 22, 2025, terror attack in Pahalgam. “Terrorists from the Resistance Front, a Lashkar-e-Taiba offshoot, took credit for storming a meadow in Pahalgam and murdering at least 26 tourists, seeking out Hindus with chilling precision, in the worst civilian massacre in Kashmir since 2008.”
Students of the Government Degree College for Women in Anantnag marched through the town, condemning the attack.
A participating student stated, “We strongly condemn this terrible act. We just want to say that terrorism doesn’t have a particular religion, and we, as common Kashmiris, stand for peace and will always stand for peace. We strongly condemn what has been done. We are very sorry for this, and this doesn’t represent Kashmir. This doesn’t represent us.”
Following the terror attack on Tuesday that left 26 dead in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, protests have raged across India. In New Delhi, members of the Indian Youth Congress organised a candlelight vigil in response to the tragedy, burning Pakistani flags while condemning the assault and demanding decisive action against those responsible.
Simultaneously, the Youth Congress in Telangana took to the streets, calling for accountability and measures to combat cross-border terrorism.
In Pahalgam, local hotel owners and shopkeepers participated in a candlelight demonstration to honor the victims, while in Srinagar, Sajad Lone, the chief of the J&K People’s Conference, led a protest march to voice opposition to the violent incident.