Omar Abdullah to take oath as J&K Chief Minister on October 16: Official order

SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Lieutenant Governor (LG) of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday formally invited National Conference (NC) Vice-President Omar Abdullah to form and lead the Government in the Union Territory.

An oath-taking ceremony for the formation of the Government will take place at SKICC Srinagar on October 16, 2024, at 11:30 a.m.

According to an official letter from Raj Bhawan to Omar Abdullah, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said, “I received a letter from Dr. Farooq Abdullah, President, the National Conference (NC), on October 11, 2024, wherein it was informed that you have been elected as the Leader of the Legislature Party.”

“I have also received a letter from Tariq Hameed Karra, President, J&K Pradesh Congress Committee, G. N. Malik, Secretary, CPI(M), Pankaj Kumar Gupta, National Secretary, Aam Aadmi Party, and Independent MLAs namely, Shri Payare Lal Sharma, Satish Sharma, Ch. Mohd. Akram, Dr. Rameshwar Singh, and Muzafar Iqbal Khan, offering support in the formation of the Government led by you. I am pleased to invite you to form and lead the Government of Jammu and Kashmir,” he said.

“I shall administer the Oath of Office and Secrecy to you, and to those recommended by you for induction as members of your Council of Ministers, at SKICC, Srinagar, on 16th October, 2024, at 11:30 a.m. I take this opportunity to wish you a highly productive tenure and success in your endeavors in the best interest of the people of Jammu and Kashmir,” he added.

After receiving the letter from the Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Omar Abdullah expressed his pleasure at receiving the invitation from the Principal Secretary to the LG for forming the Government.

“I was pleased to receive the Principal Secretary to LG Manoj Sinha ji, who handed me a letter from the Office of LG J&K, inviting me to form the next government in J&K,” Omar Abdullah said in a post on X.

In the recently held Assembly Election in Jammu and Kashmir after gap of 10 years, the National Conference (NC) emerged as the single largest party by securing 42 seats and its alliance partner Congress secured 6 seats by which they crossed the majority mark of 46 to form the Government. — (KIMS)