SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday appointed senior National Conference leader Mubarak Gul, who won the assembly election from the Eidgah constituency, as pro-tem speaker.
Mubarak Gul will administer the oath to the newly elected members of the Jammu and Kashmir assembly on October 21 at 2 pm.
“I, Manoj Sinha, Lieutenant Governor of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, in exercise of the powers conferred upon me by Section 24 of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Act, 2019, hereby appoint Mr. Mubarak Gul as Speaker Pro-tem,” Reads an order.
It further mentions that he will administer the oath to the Members of the Legislative Assembly for the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir in accordance with Section 24 of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Act, 2019, on October 21 at 2:00 pm in the Legislative Assembly in Srinagar.
“He shall also discharge the functions of the Speaker until the election of a permanent Speaker is held,” the order reads.
