Omar Abdullah Sworn In As Chief Minister of J&K

By: EjazUlHaqBhat

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National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah took oath as Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir today

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This is the first elected government of the union territory of J&K after Article 370 was abrogated in 2019

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Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha also administered oath to five other lawmakers from the National Conference

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The oath ceremony was held at the Sher-i-Kashmir International Conference Centre in Srinagar

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The Congress, which had partnered with Omar Abdullah's party in the election, opted to sit out of the government

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Top leaders of the INDIA bloc, including Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi, and Akhilesh Yadav attended the oath ceremony

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Other leaders of the opposition bloc including DMK's K Kanimozhi, NCP's Supriya Sule, CPI's D Raja, and AAP's Sanjay Singh also attended the ceremony

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Omar Abdullah was unanimously elected leader of the NC Legislature Party

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He is the first Chief Minister of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir 

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