SRINAGAR: Congress opted out of joining Union territory J&K’s first elected govt “till statehood is restored”, while a recent National Conference recruit from BJP — Surinder Kumar Choudhary of Jammu‘s Nowshera — made the cut Wednesday as CM Omar Abdullah‘s deputy in the six-member INDIA bloc ministry that took the oath of office in the…
NEW DELHI: Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi extended wishes to NC leader Omar Abdhullah for taking charge as the CM of Jammu and Kashmir, which marked the first elected government since abrogation of Article 370 in August of 2019. Rahul Gandhi, whose party has decided to forgo ministries ‘for now’ due to…
NEW DELHI: Jammu and Kashmir chief minister-elect Omar Abdullah dismissed speculation about a rift between the National Conference (NC) and the Congress, reaffirming the strength of their alliance. He said that Congress is not out of the cabinet while clarifying that some ministerial vacancies remain open for Congress as discussions continue.“Congress is not out of…
Omar Abdullah (PTI photo) SRINAGAR: INDIA bloc heavyweights will be present in strength as National Conference‘s Omar Abdullah takes oath as CM of J&K for the second time Wednesday at a venue along the Dal, ending six years of central rule since BJP‘s withdrawal from the then coalition government forced his predecessor Mehbooba Mufti of…
Omar Abdullah is set to take oath as the new chief minister of Jammu & Kashmir on October 16. The swearing-in ceremony will be held at 11.30 am. National Conference‘s Omar Abdullah on Monday posted on X a letter sent by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha inviting him to take oath on October 16.“Was pleased to…
Arvind Kejriwal in Doda (Photo: AAP X handle) Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday, expressed hope that Mehraj Malik, the sole elected AAP MLA in J&K from Doda, would be given a position in the state government in exchange for AAP’s support.“Since AAP has supported the Omar Abdullah government, I hope that our Mehraj…
SRINAGAR: With J&K set to get a new govt helmed by his son Omar Abdullah, NC chief Farooq Abdullah is preparing himself to represent the party in the Rajya Sabha, highly placed sources said.A senior NC leader confirmed the party, which bagged 42 assembly seats in the recently held elections, would send Farooq to the…
National Conference leader Omar Abdullah (Pic credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: Omar Abdullah, the vice president of Jammu and Kashmir National Conference, met with lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha on Friday after receiving letters of support from various political parties and independent candidates. During the meeting, Abdullah submitted these letters to the LG and requested him to…
NEW DELHI: Jammu & Kashmir Congress chief Tariq Hameed Karra on Friday said they will provide unconditional support to the National Conference for formation of the next government in Jammu & Kashmir, stating that the alliance is beyond ministerial posts.“We have no demands. We are supporting the National Conference for the people of Jammu and…
Omar Abdullah (PTI photo) Omar Abdullah on Thursday said that the National Conference‘s tally in Jammu and Kashmir reached 46 after 4 Independent extended support to the party and he was now waiting for the letter of support from Congress to stake claim to form government. Omar Abdullah was also elected leader of legislature party…
