News Mania / Piyal Chatterjee / 16th October 2024
In addition to congratulating Omar Abdullah on his inauguration as the chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated that the Center would collaborate closely with him and his team to advance J-K. Omar Abdullah, the leader of the National Conference, was sworn in as Jammu and Kashmir’s chief minister on Wednesday. This was the first elected administration to rule the Union territory since Article 370 was repealed in 2019.
In a post on X, Modi said, “Congratulations to Shri Omar Abdullah Ji on taking oath as the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir. Wishing him the very best in his efforts to serve the people.”
“The Centre will work closely with him and his team for J&K’s progress,” the prime minister said.
Lt Governor Manoj Sinha administered the oath of office and secrecy to Abdullah, who takes over as chief minister for a second term and is the third generation of the Abdullah family to occupy the office — after his grandfather Sheikh Abdullah and father Farooq Abdullah. Five ministers — Sakina Masood (Itoo), Javed Dar, Javed Rana, Surinder Choudhary, and Satish Sharma — also took the oath of office. While Itoo and Dar are from the Kashmir valley, Rana, Choudhary and Sharma are from the Jammu region.
