After the oath, Omar Abdullah was given a guard of honor at the Civil Secretariat in Srinagar, where he had his maiden meeting with the secretaries of various departments.
Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh): Dalai Lama wrote to congratulate Omar Abdullah on his coalition’s success in the recent Assembly Polls and his appointment as the Chief Minister of Jammu Kashmir in the Assembly polls.
“As I have said before, I had the privilege of knowing three generations of your family from the days of Sheikh Abdullah to you. I treasure our friendship.
I wish you every success in meeting whatever challenges may lie ahead and the opportunities arise to fulfill the hopes and aspirations of the people of Jammu & Kashmir,” he wrote.
Abdullah took oath as Jammu Kashmir CM on Wednesday, and he started his innings with a people-friendly gesture, indicating that he has asked the police not to have a “green corridor” or traffic stoppage during his movement by road.
He requested the police to ensure minimum inconvenience for the people.
The LG Manoj Sinha administered the oath of office and secrecy to the National Conference leader at Sher-i-Kashmir International Conference Centre (SKICC) in Srinagar.
MLA from Nowshera in Jammu, Surinder Kumar, was sworn in as deputy chief minister and other ministers.
Other leaders of the INDIA bloc, including Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, and Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, were also present during the swearing-in ceremony.
Following the oath-taking, Omar Abdullah received a guard of honor at the Civil Secretariat in Srinagar and held his first maiden meeting with secretaries of various departments.
He also stated that using sticks or aggressive gestures during road movement must be avoided. He said that he had requested his cabinet colleagues to emulate this.
National Conference leader Omar Abdullah, who heads the state government, is supported by other parties in the INDIA alliance and four independents. The NC-Congress alliance won the majority of seats in assembly polls.
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Omar Abdullah was the Chief Minister of the state of Jammu and Kashmir from 2009 to 2015.
