India, Sept. 17 -- National Conference president and former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday responded to the criticism of his party's administration amid the closure of the Jammu-Srinagar highway and its impact on the UT's apple crop.

Vehicular movement on this key stretch of National Highway (NH-44), a supply route for the Kashmir Valley, has been affected for over two weeks due to rainfall-triggered landslides.

Speaking to reporters, Farooq Abdullah attributed the recent challenges, monsoon fury, and landslides to divine wrath, suggesting distancing from faith may be a cause.

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