Asif Malik
Srinagar, Oct 27 (KNS) : Jammu and Kashmir Forest Minister Javid Rana on Tuesday congratulated the people of the Union Territory on the completion of the Cabinet expansion in the Omar Abdullah-led government, saying the ministry is now fully constituted and will focus on governance.
Speaking to news agency Kashmir News Service (KNS), Minister Javid Rana said the completion of the Cabinet is a matter of congratulations for the people of Jammu and Kashmir.
"Congratulations to the people of Jammu and Kashmir. Today, under the leadership of Omar Abdullah, the full Cabinet has come into existence," Rana said.
He said the uncertainty surrounding the Cabinet's composition had ended and a new ministry would now take charge of its responsibilities.
Rana's remarks came after Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha administered the oath of office to four legislators — Ali Mohammad Sagar, Shamima Firdous, Mir Saifullah and Altaf Kaloo — at Lok Bhavan in Srinagar on Tuesday. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and other political leaders were present at the ceremony.
The induction of the four legislators took the Council of Ministers to its maximum permissible strength of nine members, including the Chief Minister, completing the long-awaited expansion of the ministry.
As part of the reshuffle, independent minister Satish Sharma was dropped from the Council of Ministers. (KNS)
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