Srinagar, Oct 27: The suspense over the National Conference’s (NC) cabinet reshuffle ended on Tuesday as four legislators of National Congress (NC), Ali Mohammad Sagar, Shamima Firdous, Mir Saifullah and Altaf Ahmad Kaloo, took oath as ministers in the Omar Abdullah-led government at Lok Bhawan in Srinagar.
Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, administered the oath of office and secrecy to the newly inducted Ministers of the Jammu & Kashmir Council of Ministers at a swearing-in ceremony held at Lok Bhavan on Tuesday. The Chief Minister, Shri Omar Abdullah, was also present on the occasion.
The Lieutenant Governor administered the oath to MLAs Ali Mohammad Sagar, Altaf Ahmad Wani, Ms Shamim Firdous, and Shri Saifullah Mir as Ministers.
The ceremony was attended by Speaker, J&K Legislative Assembly Abdul Rahim Rather, JKNC President, Dr. Farooq Abdullah, Deputy Chief Minister Shri Surinder Kumar Choudhary, Ministers Ms. Sakeena Masood Itoo, Shri Javed Ahmed Rana, and Shri Javid Ahmad Dar, Member of Parliament Shri Gurvinder Singh Oberoi, along with several dignitaries and senior officials.
The proceedings of the ceremony were conducted by the Principal Secretary to Lieutenant Governor, Shri Govind Jaiswal.
This post was published on October 27, 2026 1:05 pm