Jammu and Kashmir: Omar Abdullah Takes Oath As Chief Minister

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#OmarAbdullah, Vice President of the #NationalConference, was sworn in as the Chief Minister of the Union Territory of #Jammu and #Kashmir at the Sher-i-Kashmir International Conference Centre (SKICC) earlier today. Five other ministers also took the oath, including #Surinder Choudhary, who has been appointed as the Deputy Chief Minister. #SakinaItoo, the only woman among the group, secured her seat in the Assembly from the #Noorabad constituency in #Kulgam, #SouthKashmir. Others sworn in include #JavedRana from #Mendhar in #Rajouri, former minister #JavedDar, independent legislator from #Chamb in #Jammu, and #SatishSharma.  In the hours leading up to the ceremony, the Congress decided to stay out of the government, opting instead to provide external support. "The Congress will not join the council of ministers in J&K for the moment. The party is unhappy that statehood has not been restored to J&K", Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) President Tariq Hameed Karra told PTI. Follow this story and more: https://www.outlookindia.com/

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00:00Historic day for J&K as Umar Abdullah took oath as new CM, he will be J&K's 13th CM.

00:08It's a small cabinet of 5 ministers where lone woman, leader and senior most National

00:14Conference leader Sakina Yatoo found her place.

00:17Right behind me is the venue SKICC where country's top political brass including India bloc leaders

00:26from Rahul Gandhi to Akhilesh Yadav participated in Umar Abdullah's oath-taking ceremony.

00:32Five years back when J&K's special status was abrogated and it was downgraded from a

00:40state to UT, this is the spot which served as a detention centre for Kashmir's mainstream

00:46leaders.

00:47Incidentally, this is also the day when External Affairs Minister S Jai Shankar is in Pakistan

00:53for SCO Summit.

00:55Political observers in the valley also believe that there will be challenging times for Umar

01:00Abdullah ahead as he is now a CM of a disempowered assembly.

01:06Last time Umar Abdullah was the CM, he was the CM of a full-fledged state and an empowered

01:14assembly.

01:15With Video Journalist Yasir Iqbal, this is Ubaid Naqshbandi for Outlook India from Srinagar.

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