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TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 2016 (PAGE 6) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU From page 1 Reach out to people, get down to work: Mehbooba tells Ministers Mehbooba, 22 Ministers take oath leader's resolve to strengthen the to ensure intra and inter-regional immensely benefit from such and innovative ideas that help democracy and democratic insti- harmony," she said and added schemes as have States like improve the system for the bene- as PDP, BJP get 11 Ministries each tutions in the State and stated that development and good gov- Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and fit of the people. both tiers of Ministry i.e. pant. Srinagar, the politically very sig- sought of help and assistance to that these will be the guiding ernance will have the desired Rajasthan and called upon the Addressing the Cabinet and Ministers of State. Mehbooba, who will be first nificant district having eight con- the State of Jammu and Kashmir framework for governance. impact on the ground only in an concerned Administrative Administrative Secretaries, the In the previous PDP-BJP woman Chief Minister of Jammu stituencies. and as the PM has said that this is "The vision put together by environment of peace and stabil- Secretaries to provide her the Chief Minister said that it is a Government headed by Mufti and Kashmir and 13th Chief Contrary to this, the BJP has one of the biggest packages of Rs Mufti Sahab will be a roadmap ity. details with regard to the latest tough task ahead and she would Sayeed, who had passed away on Minister of the State apart from retained three Ministries for 80,000 crore." for us and we will carry for- Speaking on the occasion, implementation status and tar- need full support from her January 7 leading to imposition of being only second Muslim Chief Jammu district including Bali BJP national general secretary ward that mission with Governor's rule in the State from Minister of any State in the coun- Bhagat and Sham Choudhary Ram Madhav, who played a key renewed vigor, zeal and enthu- next day, PDP was the major part- try, took the oath in Urdu on the (who comes in place of role in the formation of the coali- siasm, which will be the ner with 15 Ministers including name of `Khuda' while Dr Singh Sukhnandan Choudhary), both tion, said "Our Government will biggest tribute to the great the Chief Minister while BJP had swore in the name of` Ishwar' and Cabinet and Priya Sethi work with an aim of providing leader", it observed. only 11 Ministers. took oath in Hindi. Syeda Anwara (Nominated MLA belonging to people a good governance, clean Addressing the meeting, the Now, the PDP and BJP have Taimur had so far been the lone Jammu City). administration and development- Chief Minister said the PDP- 11 Ministers each apart from the woman Chief Minister of any Doda, Ramban, Udhampur oriented initiatives as per the BJP coalition Government Chief Minister, who is the PDP State in the country. She had head- and Poonch districts in Jammu Agenda of Alliance and I have full would work with fresh resolve president. Both the parties have ed Assam Government as region were still without any hope of this." to accomplish Mufti Sahab's eight Cabinet berths each, total- Congress leader from December representation in the Cabinet On the differences over sever- unfinished agenda of peace, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti addressing Council of Ministers in Civil Secretariat on ing 16 Cabinet Ministers and 6, 1980 to June 30, 1981. while Jammu district has three al issues including AFSPA, he said harmony and development for Monday. three Ministers of State each, Mehbooba is presently fifth Ministers, Rajouri two (Abdul the Government will be guided by totaling six. Mehbooba has left woman Chief Minister of the Ghani Kohli and Zulfikar Ali), AoA, formulated a year ago. Jammu and Kashmir. "Greatest the scope of inducting two more country, four others being Kathua two (Dr Nirmal Singh Deputy Chief Minister Dr tribute to Mufti Sahab will be if Deputy Chief Minister, Dr gets, so that "I can review and Council of Ministers and admin- Ministers anytime as the J&K Vasundra Raje (Rajasthan) and and Lal Singh), Samba Nirmal Singh said giving good all of us work with sincerity, Nirmal Kumar Singh assured personally monitor the said istrative team to deliver on the Constitution permits maximum Anandiben (Gujarat), both from (Chander Prakash Ganga), governance will be major priority seriousness and honesty and full cooperation to the Chief schemes in each sector". She vision of former Chief Minister, strength of 25 Ministers includ- BJP, Jayalalitha (AIADMK, Tamil Reasi (Ajay Nanda) and of the new Government. reach out to the people and pro- Minister in her endeavor to said waste management in cities late Mufti Mohammad Sayeed. address the challenges and and towns is an area of concern Meanwhile, after being ing the Chief Minister. Nadu) and Mamata Banerjee Kishtwar (Sunil Sharma). Meanwhile, Congress today vide them the much-needed Soon after the swearing-in cer- (TMC, West Bengal). Meanwhile, as Mehbooba boycotted the swearing-in ceremo- relief," she said. problems confronting the peo- for the Government and we need sworn in as Chief Minister of ple of Jammu and Kashmir. to quickly move forward to J&K, Mehbooba Mufti had a one emony, the Governor revoked the Sixteen Cabinet Ministers, Mufti Government took charge, ny of the Mehbooba Mufti She said the broader proclamation, which had issued on who took oath of office and secre- the Centre said Jammu and Government in protest against the roadmap for PDP-BJP coalition Meanwhile, Mehbooba Mufti address the issue. on one meeting with Governor N on day one of her taking over the To improve the overall func- N Vohra at the Raj Bhavan here January 9, imposing Governor's cy from Governor today, were Dr Kashmir has to be taken forward imposition of the President's rule Government has already been rule in the State. With the procla- Nirmal Singh, Chander Prakash on the lines of development being in Arunachal Pradesh and spelled out in the "Agenda of reins of the Government today, tioning of the departments in today. held an introductory meeting delivering prompt and hassle The Governor informed the mation, the Governor's rule that Ganga, Bali Bhagat, Choudhary pursued at the national level and Uttarakhand, and termed the new Alliance". with all Administrative free services to the people of the Chief Minister about some of the last three days less than three Lal Singh, Sajjad Ghani Lone, promised to always stand behind PDP-BJP combine as an "unholy" Asking her colleagues to Secretaries here at Civil State, Chief Minister said that major issues awaiting her atten- months, came to an end. The Chering Dorjey, Sham Lal the State. alliance. get down to work immediate- Secretariat. Chief Secretary, B R her Government shall remain tion. Governor's rule was imposed in Choudhary and Abdul Ghani Union Minister for Urban BJP, however, was quick to hit ly, Ms Mehbooba said the Sharma and Director General committed to provide a transpar- He wished Ms. Mufti good the State with effect from January Kohli, all from BJP, Abdul Development and Parliamentary back at Congress and asked it to urgent task before the Police, K Rajendra Kumar were ent, accountable and responsive luck and high success in all her 8 as Mehbooba Mufti had refused Rehman Veeri, Ghulam Nabi Lone Affairs Venkaiah Naidu, who was "look into the past" when its gov- Government is to focus on also present in the meeting. administration which works for future endeavours to move the to take oath immediately after the Hanjura, Abdul Haq Khan, Syed here to attend the swearing-in cer- ernments at the Centre "dis- development, good gover- The Chief Minister spoke the betterment and welfare of the State speedily forward on the death of her father. Basharat Ahmad Bukhari, Dr emony of Mehbooba and her missed" non-Congress dispensa- nance and corruption-free about the governance challenges common man. path of growth and development. The Alliance partners have Haseeb A Drabu, Choudhary Council of Ministers, advised the tions in the States. administration. She said the present before her government "An important step in this Ms Mufti was also accorded dropped a total of six Ministers Zulfikar Ali, Naeem Akhter and new Chief Minister to follow "We boycotted the swearing-in governance reforms initiated for which she sought full com- regard will be to simplify the traditional Guard of Honour on from previous PDP-BJP coalition Imran Raza Ansari, all from PDP. agenda of her father and predeces- ceremony of Chief Minister by the PDP-BJP Government mitment and support of all the procedures and processes her arrival at the Civil Secretariat Government, headed by Mufti Though Sajjad Ghani Lone sor Mufti Mohammad Sayeed to Mehbooba Mufti as this coalition headed by Mufti Mohammad administrative Secretaries. "I am through e-governance", she said. here today. Sayeed, but in their places induct- belongs to the People's develop the State by taking care of was unholy from the very begin- Sayeed, including ensuring passionate about getting things She also spoke about expe- Welcomed to the seat of ed only four new faces, leaving Conference, he got the Cabinet people of all regions and bring ning. The BJP-PDP Government transparency in recruitments going and I need your support in diting the file disposal across power with a rousing reception, two vacancies. berth from the BJP quota as his peace and prosperity. is a plan of RSS," PCC (I) chief and transfers, would be car- realizing the vision of former departments and asked the Chief Ms Mehbooba was offered the The PDP dropped four party was pre-poll ally of the BJP.