Overview
- Suvendu Adhikari urged Bengalis to avoid Muslim-majority areas of Jammu and Kashmir, recommending they visit Jammu or other states instead.
- All India Trinamool Congress accused him of echoing terrorist narratives and the National Conference called his remarks hate-filled and dangerous to national unity.
- BJP national executive member Ravinder Raina invited Adhikari to witness Kashmiri patriotism firsthand by visiting the Valley.
- State BJP vice president Dilip Ghosh stated that Adhikari’s comments were not endorsed by the party and breached official discipline.
- Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah and West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee continue their joint campaign to restore tourism with security assurances for visitors.