No need of shadow cabinet, elected govt will fulfil promises: CM Omar Abdullah
Visits Hyderpora to offer condolence with Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Hasnain Masoodi
Srinagar, Mar 01: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Saturday said that there is no need of shadow cabinet as elected government in Jammu and Kashmir will fulfill the promises made with the people.
Speaking to reporters after meeting Mirwaiz and Hasnain Masoodi to offer condolences with them, Omar as per the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), said that the departments have been directed to ensure better facilities to the people in Ramadan.
He said that the government is trying to ensure adequate electricity and water supply, especially during Sehri and Iftari.
On being asked about the “shadow cabinet” formed by the BJP, he said that there is no provision of such a cabinet in the country. “We have only one cabinet. There is no need for shadow cabinet. The BJP has ruled in the past and now it is the time for an elected government to serve the public. We will work to fulfill all the promises done with the people of Jammu and Kashmir,” he said.
Omar Abdullah visited the residence of his Dr Ghulam Sibtain Masoodi in Hyderpora, who died this week. Dr Sibtain was brother NC leader Hasnain Masoodi and father-in-law of Mirwaiz Molvi Omar Farooq—(KNO)
