In a people-friendly gesture, newly sworn-in Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Wednesday that he has told the police not to have "green corridor" or traffic stoppage during his movement by road and effort should be to cause minimum inconvenience to people.
Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday extended her wishes to National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah on taking oath as the Chief Minister of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
Senior Congress leader Dr Karan Singh on Wednesday expressed hope that the government formed by Omar Abdullah will be successful after he took oath as the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir.
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday reaffirmed his party's commitment to restoring statehood in Jammu and Kashmir, following Omar Abdullah's swearing-in as the region's chief minister.
After attending the swearing-in ceremony of Omar Abdullah as the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti said that the people here have been witnessing a difficult time after the abrogation of article 370 on August 5, 2019, and now the new government must bring in it
President of Awami Ittehad Party and MP, Sheikh Abdul Rashid alias Engineer Rashid on Wednesday alleged that Farooq and Omar Abdullah colluded with Prime Minister Modi on the abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir.
Meanwhile, National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah was sworn in as the first Chief Minister of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday.
National Conference leader Sheikh Bashir Ahmad on Wednesday said that the new government in Jammu and Kashmir will fulfill people's expectations. He stated that unemployment and inflation are major issues in the valley and that Article 370 must be restored.
Congress leader and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra arrived in Srinagar to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister-designate Omar Abdullah on Tuesday.
Ahead of the swearing-in ceremony, Jammu and Kashmir CM-designate Omar Abdullah on Wednesday offered floral tributes at the Mazar-e-Anwar of "Sher-e-Kashmir" Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, in Srinagar.