SRINAGAR: Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday administered the oath of office to senior National Conference leader Mubarak Gul, who won the assembly election from the Eidgah constituency, as pro-tem speaker of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly.
Mubarak Gul took the oath of office during a ceremony at Raj Bhawan.
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary, cabinet ministers including Sakina Yatoo, Javed Dar, Javed Rana, and Satish Sharma, Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo, and Adviser to the Chief Minister Nasir Aslam Wani were also present at the occasion.
Gul was appointed pro-tem speaker of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly on Friday. He will administer the oath to newly elected members of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly on October 21 at 2 pm—(KNO)
