Farooq Abdullah's Kulgam attack remarks spark political row

A political controversy erupted in Jammu and Kashmir after National Conference president Farooq Abdullah questioned the timing of a terror attack in Kulgam that killed two Chhattisgarh labourers, linking it to the demand for statehood restoration. BJP leaders sharply criticized him for politicizing the incident, calling his remarks speculative and divisive. This was the second terror incident in south Kashmir within ten days, following the killing of a head constable in Anantnag.