Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has expressed happiness over National Conference leader Omar Abdullah taking oath as chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir and said the two parties will fight jointly to restore statehood.
Kharge was among a galaxy of INDIA bloc leaders, including Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav and left leaders Prakash Karat and D Raja, DMK’s Kanimozhi and NCP’s Supriya Sule who attended the swearing-in ceremony in Srinagar.
मैं जम्मू और कश्मीर के नवनिर्वाचित मुख्यमंत्री श्री @OmarAbdullah को बधाई देता हूँ।
हमें खुशी है कि हमारे गठबंधन से कोई CM बना है। यहाँ लंबे समय के बाद लोकतंत्र स्थापित हुआ है।
ये लोकतंत्र को जिंदा रखने और संविधान के तहत सरकार चलाने का मौक़ा है।
हम जम्मू-कश्मीर को स्टेटहुड… pic.twitter.com/Rg292r3IWY
— Mallikarjun Kharge (@kharge) October 16, 2024
“We are happy that our alliance partner became the chief minister and it is a big success for J-K. Today, democracy has been restored and we will fight together to strengthen it. We will keep fighting till J-K gets back the statehood,” the Congress president said.