section_path: Reactions/Domestic reactions/Rest of India
section_name: Rest of India
paragraph_text: Rest of India
  
  This is not an ordinary terrorist, some bearded fanatic blowing himself up outside a supermarket. This is not that. This is a serious quasi-military style operation...
  
  Protests and demonstrations were held in many parts of India condemning the attack. Various Indian cities, such as Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, among others, witnessed candlelight vigils and silent marches to honour the victims. Prominent Muslim organisations, such as Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind, denounced the attack, stating that it contradicted Islam's promotion of peace.
  
  The attack also prompted a surge in Islamophobic and anti- Kashmiri sentiments across the country. The Association for Protection of Civil Rights, a civil rights advocacy group, has recorded multiple incidents of Islamophobic hate speech, intimidation, and violence, since the attack. Particularly, Kashmiri women and students have faced incidents of threats, harassment, heckling, and assaults from far-right Hindutva groups. In states such as Uttarakhand, Punjab, and Uttar Pradesh, Kashmiri tenants faced eviction from their rented accommodations, and shopkeepers refused to trade with them. Several Kashmiri students were forced to seek refuge in airports while attempting to return home. In Dehradun, the leader of the Hindu Raksha Dal, a far-right Hindutva organisation, issued a threat, warning that Kashmiri Muslims must leave or face unspecified consequences. He also announced plans to mobilise workers to act against them. The state government of Haryana, led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), issued directives to ensure the safety of Kashmiri students. However, several BJP members and leaders have also been linked to the rise in hate speech and violence following the attack, including public calls for economic boycotts, inflammatory mosque protests, and assaults on Muslim vendors. Affiliates like the Bajrang Dal and the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) have also staged protests featuring similar rhetoric. Furthermore, calls were raised to deport illegal immigrants from Pakistan and Bangladesh.
  
  On 1 May 2025, Himanshi Narwal, the widow of one of the victims, called for unity and the promotion of communal harmony; she was subsequently met with widespread online harassment and trolling, which was condemned by India's National Commission for Women. Sikh volunteers have assisted Kashmiri Muslims by providing safe spaces, food, and transportation, who have faced hostility in various parts of India following the terror attack.
  
  Numerous celebrities such as Anushka Sharma, Akshay Kumar, Alia Bhatt, Priyanka Chopra, Shah Rukh Khan, Vijay Deverakonda, Allu Arjun, Pawan Kalyan, Mahesh Babu, and many others condemned the attack and expressed solidarity with the victims. While appearing on prime time television show Aap Ki Adalat hosted by Rajat Sharma, which aired on 31 May 2025, popular pop singer Adnan Sami, who earlier held citizenship of Pakistan and later took up Indian citizenship in 2016, condemned the attack as well and labelled Pakistan Army Flag officers and intelligence Agency ISI as traitors of the humanity for brainwashing Pakistani youths into committing such acts of terrorism.