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Omar Abdullah takes oath as Jammu-Kashmir CM: Javid Ahmed Dar to Satish Sharma, list of new Cabinet ministers

Omar Abdullah takes oath as Jammu and Kashmir CM: Five ministers — Sakina Masood (Itoo), Javed Ahmad Dar, Javed Ahmed Rana, Surinder Choudhary, and Satish Sharma — also took the oath of office.

Edited By: Nivedita Dash @Nivedita0503 Srinagar Updated on: October 16, 2024 17:56 IST
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah with his
Image Source : PTI Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah with his ministers

National Conference (NC) leader Omar Abdullah on Wednesday took oath as the first Chief Minister of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir after the NC-Congress alliance won the maiden Assembly elections held after the abrogation of Article 370. Before taking oath as Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah paid obeisance at the Hazratbal shrine, and prayed for the peace and prosperity of the Union Territory. INDIA bloc leaders attended the event in full strength. Among those who had gathered at the Sher-i-Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC) were Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Mallikarjun Kharge, Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav, Left leaders Prakash Karat and D Raja, DMK's Kanimozhi and NCP's Supriya Sule. PDP leader and former CM Mehbooba Mufti also attended the event.

The list of ministers who took oath included Javed Ahmed Rana, Surinder Kumar Choudhary, Sakeena Masood, Satish Sharma and Javed Ahmad Dar. While Itoo and Dar are from the Kashmir valley, Rana, Choudhary and Sharma are from the Jammu region.

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