Omar Abdullah Oath-Taking Ceremony Live Updates: Omar to take oath as J&K CM today; INDIA bloc leaders to attend
Omar Abdullah Oath-Taking Ceremony Live Updates: The stage is set for National Conference leader Omar Abdullah to take oath as Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir in Srinagar today, October 16.
Abdullah will be the first chief minister of the Union Territory after the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019, He will also be first CM of Jammu and Kashmir after the erstwhile state was bifurcated into Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh Union Territories.
It will be Abdullah’s second term as chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir. In the first term, he was the J&K chief minister between January 5, 2009 and January 8, 2015.
The National Conference-Congress alliance won the maiden assembly elections held after the abrogation of Article 370.
Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra are scheduled to attend bdullah’s oath-taking ceremony at the Sher-i-Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC) in Srinagar today.
J&K Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha is also expeceted to administer oath of office and secrecy to Abdullah’s eight chosen ministers at 11.30 am. One minister in Abdullah’s cabinet will be from the alliance partner Congress.
The NC won 42 seats while the Congress won 6 seats. The majority got further strengthened with the backing of five Independent MLAs and one MLA from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). The Bharatiya Janata Party won 29 seats, up from 25 it won in 2014 assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir.
Jammu and Kashmir has been under President’s rule since June 2018, after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) withdrew its support from Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti-led coalition government with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Omar Abdullah Oath-Taking Ceremony Live: Omar pays floral tribute to Sheikh Abdullah
Omar Abdullah Oath-Taking Ceremony Live: Ahead of the swearing-in ceremony, Jammu and Kashmir CM-designate Omar Abdullah offers floral tributes at the Mazar-e-Anwar of “Sher-e-Kashmir” Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, in Srinagar. Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah is Omar’s grand father.
Omar Abdullah Oath-Taking Ceremony Live: All geared up at SKICC for Omar Abdullah’s swearing-in: Watch
Omar Abdullah Oath-Taking Ceremony Live: All set at Sher-i-Kashmir International Conference Centre (SKICC) in Srinagar where JKNC Vice President Omar Abdullah will take oath as the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir today: Watch
Omar Abdullah Oath-Taking Ceremony Live: Restoring statehood should be next on agenda, says Akhilesh Yadav
Omar Abdullah Oath-Taking Ceremony Live: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood should be restored soon after the new government under Omar Abdullah assumes office. The former UP CM arrived in Srinagar on Tuesday to attend Omar Abdullah oath-taking.
“I congratulate the people of Jammu and Kashmir for trusting democracy and forming their own government, and for saving the Constitution. The next step after the elections is to restore full statehood of J-K. I am hopeful they will get full statehood,” Yadav told reporters here.
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Omar Abdullah Oath-Taking Ceremony Live: Posters welcoming RaGa in Srinagar
Omar Abdullah Oath-Taking Ceremony Live: Posters welcoming Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi appear in Srinagar ahead of Omar Abdullah’s oath-taking in Srinagar today. Rahul , Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi are scheduled to attend the oath-taking ceremony of CM-elect Omar Abdullah in Srinagar today.
Omar Abdullah Oath-Taking Ceremony Live: Omar Abdullah takes oath today
Omar Abdullah Oath-Taking Ceremony Live: National Conference leader Omar Abdullah will take oath as Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister today at 11.30 am. Eight other ministers are also expected to take oath along with Omar at SKICC in Srinagar.
