SRINAGAR: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday welcomed the expansion of the Jammu and Kashmir Council of Ministers, expressing hope that the newly inducted ministers would work to address public grievances and ease people’s difficulties.
Describing the Cabinet expansion as a positive development, Abdullah said the ministers would make efforts to resolve issues faced by the public.
“A very good Cabinet change has taken place. They will work and try to ease the difficulties and problems of the people,” he told reporters at the National Conference headquarters, Nawa-i-Subah, in Srinagar.
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah expanded his Council of Ministers on Tuesday, inducting four legislators — Ali Mohammad Sagar, Mir Saifullah, Shamima Firdous and Altaf Ahmad Wani, popularly known as Altaf Kalloo.
All four newly inducted ministers represent the Kashmir Valley.
