Omar Abdullah to become J&K CM, says Farooq Abdullah
Srinagar, Oct 8: JKNC chief Farooq Abdullah Tuesday declared that his son and party vice president Omar Abdullah is going to be the Chief Minister of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
"Omar Abdullah will be the chief minister," the senior Abdullah told reporters when asked who would be the alliance's CM face.
The NC president also said the verdict was a proof that the people of J-K were against the abrogation of Article 370.
"The people have given their verdict and proven that the decisions taken on August 5, 2019 are not acceptable to them," he said. "I am thankful to everyone that the people participated in the polls and did so freely. I am grateful to God for the results."
The former Union minister said the elected government would have do a lot of work to end the "sufferings" of the people.
"We have to end unemployment and address issues like inflation and drug menace. Now, there will be no LG and his advisors. Now, there will be 90 MLAs who will work for people," he said.
