Will end sufferings of people from both regions of JK: Farooq Abdullah

Srinagar: National Conference president Dr Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday said that the new government in Jammu and Kashmir will put an end to the sufferings of people from both the regions.

Speaking with reporters, Farooq Abdullah, as per the news agency Kashmir News Observer, said that the government will treat both the regions equally and will also end the sufferings of people.

Earlier, National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah took oath as chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, becoming the first chief minister of the Union Territory.

Five ministers—Sakina Itoo, Javed Dar, Javed Rana, Surinder Choudhary, and Satish Sharma also took the oath.

The National Conference (NC) had emerged as the largest party in the recent polls, securing 42 seats and forming the government with the support of independents and the Congress, bringing the total to 53 seats.

Leaders of the INDIA Bloc, including Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge, and Priyanka Gandhi, attended the ceremony. Omar is expected to lead his first cabinet meeting tomorrow, focusing on a resolution for restoring JK’s statehood.

Omar had staked claim on government formation after presenting the letters of support to Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday. He presented the letters of support from 42 MLAs of NC, four independents, six Congress legislators and one CPI(M).

On Sunday, President Droupadi Murmu issued a notification revoking the president’s rule in J&K and paving way for the elected government to take the reins of JK. On Monday, LG Sinha invited Omar for government formation on October 16. LG conveyed his decision by sending his Principal Secretary to Omar’s Gupkar residence.

Meanwhile, after the culmination of the swearing-in ceremony, the chief minister will be chairing a meeting with top officials.