National Conference (NC) vice president Omar Abdullah this evening met Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha at Raj Bhawan to present a letter of support from his party, Congress, CPI(M), AAP and Independent candidates and staked claim for the formation of Government.Omar after returning from Raj Bhawan told reporters that the oath ceremony may take a few more days and was likely to be held on Wednesday as the LG office will forward papers to first President’s office in New Delhi and the Home Ministry.
He said that he is of the belief that if things go well, swearing in ceremony would now be held on Wednesday.
“Today, I met LG and presented the letters of support from NC, Congress, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Independents. I also staked a claim on Government formation. I requested the LG to give us a date so that we can take oath and the new Government starts functioning. We were told it would take a few days,” Omar said.
He said it is not that one elected Government is shifting power to another one. “We are governed by Centre’s rule and we are a Union Territory. The LG office will have to prepare papers now and forward the same to Rashtrapati Bhawan and then Home Ministry in New Delhi,” said Omar.
