Omar Abdullah sworn in as 1st CM of J&K Union territory, Jammu region’s Surinder Choudhary his deputy

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New Delhi: National Conference (NC) leader Omar Abdullah was sworn in as chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir Wednesday, becoming the head of the first elected government of the Union territory since the 2019 abrogation of Article 370...

May God make it successful and fulfil the wishes of people This is my message, the Jammu & Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) president said.. Surinder Choudhary thanked the Abdullahs for the big position, adding this decision proved that Jammu was as important as Kashmir to Omar...

We will continue to fight until Jammu and Kashmir gets its statehood status, he said.. Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Omar Abdullah in a post on X, wishing him the very best in his efforts to serve the people..

On Omars chief ministership, senior Congress leader Dr Karan Singh hoped his government would be successful, adding the peoples next wish was statehood...

Omar Abdullahs mother Molly, his two sisters, and two sons were also present.. In 2019, the erstwhile state was bifurcated into the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh after the abrogation of Article 370...

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