Srinagar, October 27, 2026: The 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, Omar Abdullah, was also present on the occasion.
The Lieutenant Governor administered the oath to MLAs Shri Ali Mohammad Sagar, Shri Altaf Ahmad Wani, Ms Shamim Firdous, and Shri Saifullah Mir as Ministers.
The ceremony was attended by Speaker, J&K Legislative Assembly Shri 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.
