Jammu, March 4 -- After a verbal skirmish between NC and BJP lawmakers in the state Assembly, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said there is no comparison between the divided parts of Kashmir as the situation across the border is "very bad" despite a Chinese fillip to Pakistan. He said every part of Jammu and Kashmir is far developed even though "we have never sought help from China, America, England or France to construct our roads." The CM made the remarks the placate the opposition BJP and ruling National Conference members exchanging heated words over the development in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).
"Whatever progress has been made in the areas across the border is because of the blessings of China," Abdulla...