Omar Abdullah has been sworn in as the first Chief Minister of the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The ceremony took place at SKICC, with Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha administering the oath.

Omar Abdullah is set to take the oath as the first chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir since it became a Union Territory. Preparations have been finalised for the swearing-in ceremony of the chief minister and his council of ministers at the Sher-i-Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC) today,

Along with Omar Abdullah, Surinder Chowdhary was sworn in as the Deputy Chief Minister of J&K while as Sakina Itoo, Satish Sharma, Javaid Dar, and Javaid Rana were also sworn in as the Cabinet Ministers.

Omar Abdullah is set to take the oath as the first chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir since it became a Union Territory. Preparations have been finalised for the swearing-in ceremony of the chief minister and his council of ministers at the Sher-i-Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC) today,

Abdullah said that there should be no "stick-waving" or "aggressive gestures" by the police when he travels by road, calling for a more people-friendly approach.

The stage is set for Omar Abdullah to take oath as the first chief minister of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir following the victory of his National Conference in the maiden assembly election after the abrogation of Article 370.

Omar Abdullah took oath as Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir on October 16, alongside five ministers. This marks the first local government after six years of Central rule, with the National Conference securing a majority in the cabinet.

Omar Abdullah also asked the Jammu and Kashmir police to refrain from creating a green corridor for his movement.