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Informist, Monday, Oct. 14, 2024

NEW DELHI – National Conference Vice-President Omar Abdullah will take oath as chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir at 1130 IST Wednesday in the capital Srinagar. Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Monday invited Abdullah to form and lead the government of the Union territory. “As separately settled, I shall administer Oath of Office and Secrecy to you (Abdullah) and to those recommended by you for induction as members of your Council of Ministers, at SKICC, Srinagar, on 16 October 2024 at 1130 IST,” a communication from the governor read.

Sinha invited Abdullah to form the government after receiving a letter from National Conference President Farooq Abdullah stating that Omar Abdullah had been unanimously elected leader of the party's legislature wing. “I have also received a letter from Tariq Hameed Karra, President, J&K Pradesh Congress Committee, G.N. Malik, Secretary, CPI(M), Shri Pankaj Kumar Gupta, National Secretary, Aam Aadmi Party, and Independent MLAs, namely, Payare Lal Sharma, Satish Sharma, Ch. Mohd. Akram, Dr. Rameshwar Singh and Muzafar Iqbal Khan, offering support in the formation of Government led by you,” Sinha said in his letter.

On Sunday, the Centre issued a notification revoking President’s rule in Jammu and Kashmir. “In exercise of the powers conferred by section 73 of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act 2019 (34 of 2019) read with Articles 239 and 239A of the Constitution of India, the order dated the 31st October 2019 in relation to the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir shall stand revoked immediately before the appointment of the chief minister under section 54 of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019,” the notification stated.

In the recently held three-phase election, the alliance of the National Conference and the Congress secured a majority in the 90-member Jammu and Kashmir assembly, winning 49 seats. On Friday, Omar Abdullah met Sinha at the Raj Bhawan and staked his claim to form the government. He also handed over letters of support from a total of 55 newly elected legislators. Omar Abdullah had served as chief minister of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir from 2009 to 2015.  End

Reported by Kuldeep Singh

Edited by Rajeev Pai

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