Srinagar, Sept. 22 -- Peoples Democratic Party president and former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday condemned the National Conference-led government alleging that 99% of this year's C-grade apple produce has gone waste due to the government's failure to implement the Market Intervention Scheme (MIS). Mufti said that horticulture sustains over 7 lakh families, generates annual revenues of Rs.5,000-6,000 crore, and contributes nearly 8-9% of J&K'sGDP. Accusing NC government of deliberate neglect, Mufti, in a statement, said: "For decades, NC governments treated horticulture as an afterthought. By failing to implement MIS this year, they have allowed nearly the entire stock of low-grade fruit almost 99% to rot or go to waste. Growers already struggling with repeated highway closures, natural calamities, and rising costs have been pushed to the brink." Fruit growers have suffered huge losses this year after the closure of the NH for around four weeks due to rains and landslides washing away a portion of the road in Udhampur. She stressed that this inaction reflects not just inefficiency but apathy towards the backbone of J&K's economy....