Anantnag, Sept. 17 -- National Conference president and former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday spoke out on the National Highway closure impacting J-K's apple crop, amid Opposition criticism of the administration.

He attributed recent challenges, monsoon fury, and landslides to divine wrath, suggesting distancing from faith may be a cause. Farooq also contrasted Kashmir's situation with Gaza's plight, questioning Muslim countries' responses, adding on politics in Kashmir, implying some benefit from the ongoing political dynamics.

Speaking to the reporters, Farooq Abdullah said, "...Politics will never stop in Kashmir. Some people's houses run on this politics. They receive money from Delhi and manage to sur...