Srinagar, Mar 1: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Saturday said that there is no need for a shadow cabinet as the elected government in Jammu and Kashmir will fulfill the promises made to the people.
Speaking to reporters after offering condolences to Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, the Chief Minister said that the departments have been directed to ensure better facilities for the people in Ramadan.
Omar visited the residence of Dr Ghulam Sibtain Masoodi in Hyderpora, who passed away this week. Dr Sibtain was the brother of NC leader Hasnain Masoodi and the father-in-law of Mirwaiz Moulvi Umar Farooq.
Asked about the “shadow cabinet” formed by the BJP, he said that there is no provision for such a cabinet in the country. “We have only one cabinet. There is no need for a shadow cabinet. The BJP has ruled in the past, and now it is time for an elected government to serve the public. We will work to fulfill all the promises made to the people of Jammu and Kashmir,” he said.
Earlier, the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) formed a “shadow cabinet” to keep a close watch on the performance of the National Conference-led government in the Union Territory.
Sources had said that the BJP has formed a group of senior MLAs to closely examine the performance of different departments and question their performance within and outside the Assembly. “The party has tasked senior MLAs, who served as ministers in the previous PDP-BJP government, to closely monitor departments assigned to them for assembly interventions and other issues,” they had said.