Srinagar, July 3 -- Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today said this year's Amarnath Yatra is a statement against terrorism.

"The soul of J&K was wounded in Pahalgam, with the killing of innocent civilians by Pakistani terrorists after identifying their faith. The nation was in shock. Jammu and Kashmir decided to lead the national outrage. Massive protests followed against terrorism. Women stepped out of their homes, ensuring their voices were not lost. The outpouring of emotions, though sudden, was in sync with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's zero-tolerance policy against terrorism after 2019, and the outcome it delivered for the people, significantly transforming lives and snatching them out of the hands of terror," LG Sinha wrote in an ...