The Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday called on Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and discussed various issues relating to the forthcoming Budget Session of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, an official spokesman said.
The Budget Session, 2025 of the Assembly will commence on Monday.
The upcoming J&K Assembly budget session would be the first budget of the Omar Abdullah-led National Conference government after assuming power on October 16 last year.
The 40-day budget session, having a total of 22 sittings, is scheduled to start on March 3 with the address of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha.
The budget session is likely to be stormy with the Peoples Conference reportedly having moved a resolution to the assembly secretariat, condemning the abrogation of Article 370 and demanding the restoration of pre-August 2019 constitutional position.
On February 27, Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather chaired an all-party meeting of the legislators and sought cooperation during the ensuing budget session to ensure productivity of the house.
This will be the first budget of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah led National Conference government after assuming power in October last year, ending six-year-old central rule.
Meanwhile, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said his government would fulfil all the promises made to the people and slammed the BJP that has reportedly formed a shadow cabinet, saying there is no such system in India.
“There is only one cabinet. There is no shadow cabinet in our country. The BJP has ruled here till now. Now, the people’s government will do its work.
“There is no need for a shadow. We have promised the people about meeting their expectations, and we stand by our promise,” Omar told reporters here.
The chief minister visited the residence of Ghulam Sibtain Masoodi who passed away earlier this week, to offer his condolences.
Masoodi was the brother of National Conference MLA Hasnain Masoodi and father-in-law of Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq.