AMN / SRINAGAR
Omar Abdullah was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday amid tight security, following his National Conference party’s victory in the recent elections.
Senior NC leader Surinder Choudhary took oath as Deputy Chief Minister.
National Conference leader Omar Abdullah has taken oath as the Chief Minister of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha administered the oath of office to Mr. Abdullah along with his Council of Ministers at the Sher-e-Kashmir International Convention Centre in Srinagar today.
Others who took oath include senior National Conference leaders Surinder Chowdhary as Deputy Chief Minister and Sakina Itoo, Javaid Rana, Javaid Dar, and independent candidate Satish Sharma as ministers.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav, former CM of Jammu and Kashmir, Mehbooba Mufti, and other leaders of the INDIA bloc attended the swearing-in ceremony.
The oath-taking ceremony took place at the Sher-i-Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC), with Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha administering the oath to Abdullah and his council of ministers.
NC leaders Javed Dar, Sakeena Ittoo, Javed Rana, Surendar Choudhary, and Satish Sharma Chamb took oath as cabinet ministers of Jammu and Kashmir.
Surendar Choudhary took oath as Deputy Chief Minister.
Attending the ceremony were key political figures, including Rahul Gandhi, Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha, and party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who arrived at SKICC to witness the event, news agency NVI reported.
All National Conference leaders were present at the oath-taking ceremony to support Omar Abdullah as he took the oath as Chief Minister.