Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said that to avoid inconvenience to the people, there will be no ‘green corridor’ for him while he moves by road.
The National Conference leader was sworn in as the chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, the first elected government in the Union territory since 2019 when Article 370 was abrogated.
Less than three hours after taking charge, Abdullah posted on X: “I have spoken to the DG @JmuKmrPolice that there is to be no ‘green corridor’ or traffic stoppage when I move anywhere by road. I have instructed him to minimise public inconvenience & the use of sirens is to be minimal.”
“I’m asking my cabinet colleagues to follow the same example. In everything, our conduct must be people-friendly. We are here to serve the people and not to inconvenience them,” he further said.
In his first term as the Chief Minister from 2009 to 2014, Omar Abdullah had set an example by directing his cavalcade to follow traffic signals.
Omar Abdullah today took oath as the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir as the Union Territory got its first elected government after six years. Party MLA Surinder Singh Choudhary, who emerged as a giantkiller after defeating J&K BJP chief Ravinder Raina, was appointed Deputy Chief Minister, giving representation to Jammu in the new government.
The Congress opted out of the new Cabinet for now, citing its demand for statehood for Jammu and Kashmir, as promised by the Centre, and said it would continue to fight for it.
Five MLAs took oath today – Satish Sharma (Independent), Sakina Itoo, Javid Dar, Surinder Singh Choudhary and Javid Rana (all from the National Conference). Four Cabinet posts remain vacant and will be filled once the expansion takes place.
In the September-October Assembly polls held after a decade, the National Conference-Congress alliance won 48 of 90 asssembly seats. The National Conference emerged as the single largest party, winning 42 seats and the Congress got six.
