NEW DELHI: Nationwide Convention (NC) vice chairman Omar Abdullah was sworn in because the chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, marking his second stint within the high submit. This additionally marks the primary elected authorities within the area following the abrogation of Article 370.
The oath-taking ceremony came about on the Sher-i-Kashmir Worldwide Conference Centre (SKICC) in Srinagar, amidst the presence of distinguished INDIA bloc leaders.
Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) chief Tariq Hameed Karra in the meantime, mentioned that the Congress celebration has determined to not be part of the ministry within the Jammu and Kashmir authorities in the intervening time. Karra highlighted Congress’s ongoing demand for the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir. “We’re sad, subsequently we aren’t becoming a member of the ministry in the meanwhile,” Karra mentioned, including that Congress will proceed to battle for the restoration of statehood.
The occasion noticed the attendance of a number of nationwide leaders, together with Lok Sabha chief of opposition Rahul Gandhi, Congress chief Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, JKNC President Farooq Abdullah, Samajwadi Occasion chief Akhilesh Yadav, Individuals’s Democratic Occasion (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti, Aam Aadmi Occasion (AAP) chief Sanjay Singh, and Communist Occasion of India (CPI) chief D Raja.
In the meantime, Omar Abdullah had earlier dismissed speculations surrounding a possible rift between the JKNC and Congress over cupboard berths within the J&Ok authorities. He clarified that whereas Congress has chosen to not be part of the cupboard instantly, ministerial positions stay open as discussions between the 2 events are ongoing.
“Congress just isn’t out of the cupboard. It is for them to determine, and we’ve got been in discussions with them. I can’t be filling all 9 vacancies within the council of ministers. Some vacancies can be saved open as we’re in talks with Congress. Every little thing is nicely between NC and Congress, in any other case Kharge ji, Rahul ji, and senior Congress leaders wouldn’t be coming right here. Their presence is indicative of the truth that the alliance is powerful, and we’ll work for the folks (of the state),” Omar Abdullah had mentioned forward of his swearing-in ceremony.
Earlier within the day, Omar Abdullah paid homage to his grandfather Sheikh Abdullah and grandmother, visiting their mausoleum close to an area shrine in Srinagar. He provided ‘Fatiha Khawani’ (particular prayers) forward of his swearing-in ceremony.
This swearing-in marks the primary elected authorities in Jammu and Kashmir for the reason that abrogation of Article 370 and the following reorganization of the previous state into two Union Territories. The NC-Congress alliance emerged victorious within the latest meeting elections, securing 48 seats, with the Nationwide Convention profitable 42 and Congress gaining six.
