Politics
Jammu and Kashmir cabinet oath set for October 27
The Hindu·
Jammu and Kashmir's National Conference prepared a cabinet reshuffle Monday as all five ministers resigned to the party high command. Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha will swear in ministers at Lok Bhavan in Srinagar on October 27. Congress president Tariq Hamid Karra said the party will stay out until statehood returns. Minister Javed Dar said Omar Abdullah will choose who stays.
Prism
What It Means For You
- New or retained ministers take office after Tuesday's oath ceremony at Lok Bhavan in Srinagar.
- Congress legislators remain outside the cabinet while the party demands restoration of Jammu and Kashmir statehood.
- The council must stay within the size limits set under Section 53 of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act.
What's Happening
- NC leaders contacted the Congress high command in Delhi but Karra reiterated the no-berth stand on Monday.
- Abdullah's existing cabinet included two Hindu ministers from the Jammu division, Surinder Choudhary and Satish Sharma.
- Dar told reporters the expansion timing is the chief minister's prerogative and ministers lack advance names.
Jammu and Kashmir cabinet size
- The NC-led government took office after elections restored an elected administration in the union territory.
- Congress campaigned for statehood for two years before the NC government was formed.
- Section 53 caps how many legislators can serve as ministers in the Jammu and Kashmir council.
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