‘Rewarding separatists, torturing patriots’ has stopped in J&K: Manoj Sinha

Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday (November 26, 2025) said the practice of “rewarding separatists and torturing patriots” has been stopped completely in the Union Territory.

“After a long wait of 67 years, the provisions of the Constitution were made fully applicable to J&K in 2019, ending the rule of discrimination and injustice. Those who ask what was achieved over the past five years, I want to tell them that the practice of rewarding separatists and torturing patriots has been stopped completely,” Mr. Sinha said, speaking at an event commemorating Constitution Day in Jammu.

“J&K is now moving ahead, guided by the ideals of equity, social, and economic justice as enshrined in the Constitution by Babasaheb Ambedkar,” he said.

“From day one, my mission in J&K was to improve the lives of our citizens, to eradicate discrimination and injustice, eliminate the terror ecosystem, and to make sure that the benefits of Central schemes reached the lowest strata of the society,” the L-G said.

With the implementation of all the provisions of the Constitution, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has ensured honour, pride and dignity for every brother and sister of J&K, Mr. Sinha said.

“For 76 years, the Constitution has been a beacon of equity, liberty and social justice, and a guiding light for the citizens of this great country,” he added.

“Our Constitution is venerable, which has paved the way for India’s progress. We have to keep national unity and integrity intact. We must create the feeling of self-confidence and self-respect in the society, and every means and resource has to be used to make India powerful and self-reliant,” the Lieutenant-Governor said.

He also led the reading the of ‘Preamble to the Constitution’ on the occasion, and paid tributes to the founding fathers and architects of the Constitution of India.