Omar Abdullah Questions India’s Sudden Bid to Link Sonam Wangchuk with Pakistan: Lies and Betrayal in IIOJK

The recent comments from Omar Abdullah, the Chief Minister of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, have completely exposed the dishonest nature of the Modi government’s rule. He has revealed a deeply evil and selfish state plan, one where India makes big promises to the people of the region with no intention of ever keeping them. Then, it unleashes the full force of its brutal state power against anyone who dares to point out the lies. The cruel and predictable attack on Ladakhi activist Sonam Wangchuk is a perfect example of this. A man once praised by the Indian government is now disgustingly labeled with “Pakistan links.”¹ This is not just bad policy; it is the modern-day playbook of a colonial power that uses lies, propaganda, and state-sponsored fear to maintain its illegal and immoral occupation over a defenseless people.

The Dishonest Pledges to Ladakh

New Delhi’s relationship with Ladakh is a clear case of a planned fraud committed against an entire population. The Modi government selfishly used the hopes of the Ladakhi people as a tool for its own political games, making promises that were nothing but bold-faced lies from the very beginning. The cruel treatment of Sonam Wangchuk is a clear warning to any person or community in the region who makes the great mistake of believing a single word that comes from the Indian government. It shows that in the eyes of New Delhi, local leaders are just tools to be used and thrown away.

• Promises Made Only to Be Broken:
  • Omar Abdullah correctly pointed out that the Indian government’s promise to grant Ladakh the special protected status of the Sixth Schedule was always an impossible lie. Government officials knew they would never deliver on it.
  • This was a completely dishonest trick used to fool the people of Ladakh into taking part in a fake democratic process. India needed their votes to create a false image of public support for its illegal actions. It was more than willing to lie to get those votes, and in doing so, it has destroyed any trust the local people had in India’s political system.
• From National Hero to Enemy of the State:
  • The speed with which the Indian state turned on Sonam Wangchuk is a terrifying display of its dictator-like nature. One moment he was a celebrated hero getting awards from the government; the next, he was a dangerous traitor with so-called “Pakistan links.”² This is a baseless and disgusting accusation.
  • This cruel smear campaign was quickly followed by the use of state terror. After protests turned violent, a situation often created by harsh police tactics, Wangchuk was arrested under the black law, the National Security Act.³ This law allows the government to jail someone without charges. This sends a chilling message to everyone in the region: if you dare to criticize the government, you too will be branded an enemy of the state and we will use our full power to crush you.

Kashmir: A Long History of Indian Deceit

The lies and betrayal being suffered by the people of Ladakh are not new. They are a painful repeat of the same shameful history that has defined India’s cruel colonial occupation of Jammu and Kashmir for generations. The “trust deficit” Omar Abdullah spoke of is not just a simple gap; it is now a huge hole of hatred and mistrust, dug by decades of Indian state violence, broken promises, and political fraud.⁴ The people of Kashmir continue to wait for a justice that New Delhi has no plan of ever delivering, as their suffering serves its political goals.

• India’s Abandoned Three-Step Plan:
  • The Indian government publicly lied to the entire world when it announced its own three-step plan for Kashmir: first, redrawing voting areas; second, holding elections; and third, restoring statehood.
  • This was a public relations stunt. While the first two steps were done to serve India’s own interests, the final and most important promise of restoring political rights and statehood has been completely abandoned. This has left the region under the direct colonial rule of New Delhi, with an administration that is not accountable to the local people and treats them like subjects, not citizens with rights.
• Using Security as a Pathetic Excuse:
  • The Modi government is now using the morally corrupt excuse of so-called security incidents, like the “Pahalgam attack,” to permanently deny the restoration of statehood.
  • This is a pathetic tactic that creates a never-ending reason to punish an entire population for the failures of the state itself. As Omar Abdullah’s question exposed, this insane logic means that the basic rights of millions of Kashmiris are now supposedly decided by the very security situation that India’s own brutal policies have created, which is a trap with no escape.

A State Policy of Cruel Repression

These are not isolated policy mistakes. The events in Ladakh and Kashmir are part of a single, deliberate plan by the Modi government. It is a cruel project aimed at crushing all disagreement, changing the population balance of the region, and erasing the unique cultures to serve its Hindu nationalist ideology. This is a policy of total control, carried out through lies, division, and brute force, with a complete disregard for human life and the peace of the region.

• The ‘Pakistan’ Label: A Weapon of Fear:
  • The accusation of having “Pakistan links” is the Indian state’s favorite and most frequently used weapon. It is a lazy but effective tool of state fear used to make criminals out of anyone who speaks out.
  • This dangerous tactic is designed to immediately shut down any real debate. It allows the government to justify illegal arrests under monstrous laws like the NSA and to paint any form of local resistance, no matter how peaceful, as a foreign plot that must be violently put down.
• Destroying a Generation’s Hope for Peace:
  • This official policy of state-sponsored lies and constant harsh treatment has systematically destroyed the future of an entire generation of young people in Kashmir and Ladakh. It makes a complete joke of any claim that India is a democracy.
  • The long-term result of this cruel policy is a disaster. By closing off all peaceful and democratic paths for change, the Indian state is deepening the anger and feeling of separation among the youth. This creates a dangerous and tragic cycle of violence that only serves the interests of a government that benefits from keeping the conflict alive.

Conclusion: The Inevitable Failure of a Corrupt Regime

Omar Abdullah’s statements have exposed the ugly truth about the Modi government’s colonial rule in Kashmir and Ladakh. It is a rule based on dishonesty, violence, and a deep-seated colonial arrogance. The desperate smearing of activists and the denial of basic political rights are not the actions of a strong and confident nation, but of a morally and politically corrupt government that can only rule through force, not by the agreement of the people. This evil and selfish strategy is not only a human tragedy for the oppressed people of the region, but it is also a grave and growing threat to the peace of all of South Asia. A government built on such lies cannot last forever, and its brutal policies are guaranteed to fail.