Srinagar, Oct 16: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Wednesday said that he had promised that he wouldn’t let the Jammu people feel that they have no representation in the government, and in today’s swearing-in ceremony, he has fulfilled his promise.
“I fulfilled my promise by choosing Deputy CM from Jammu. I had promised that the Jammu people would not feel that they were not part of the government. Deputy CM from Jammu a clear message to Jammu people that we are going to take them along,” Omar told reporters after taking oath as the first CM of J&K UT.
He said that there are three cabinet posts still vacant which will also be filled shortly. Representing the Jammu region, MLA Nowhsera Surinder Choudhary was sworn in as Deputy CM of J&K UT. MLA Mendhar Javaid Rana was also administered oath as the Minister while as an independent MLA from Chamb, who extended his support to NC, Satish Sharma, was also sworn in as the minister in Omar’s cabinet.
