Jammu and Kashmir: Omar Abdullah meets LG Manoj Sinha, requests date for swearing-in ceremony

Nationwide Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah met with Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday, October 11, to formally stake his celebration’s claim for govt formation in Jammu and Kashmir. After the meeting, Abdullah announced that he handed over letters of reinforce from the Congress, CPM, AAP, and several fair individuals to the LG.

“I requested him to repair a date for the swearing-in ceremony so that the government can originate functioning. This might perchance even fair be a lengthy process as there might perchance be Centre rule right here,” Abdullah acknowledged. He explained that the LG would first have to send the relevant paperwork to Rashtrapati Bhawan and then to the House Ministry. “We have got been informed this might perchance take 2-3 days. So if it happens before Tuesday, we can have the swearing-in ceremony on Wednesday,” he added.

This govt formation follows the Nationwide Conference’s foremost get, securing 42 seats within the level-headed assembly, contributing to a blended energy of 119 seats, which comprises 24 from the Pakistan-occupied put and five nominated individuals. This marks the first elected govt in Jammu and Kashmir since 2018, after governor’s rule used to be imposed following the BJP’s withdrawal of reinforce from then Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti.

Abdullah emphasised the importance of inclusivity in governance, bringing up, “All I would love to notify is that Jammu might perchance no longer be left out in this govt.”

The coalition between the Nationwide Conference and the Indian Nationwide Congress, which collectively secured forty eight seats, indicators a foremost political shift within the put.