Jammu, Mar 17: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed and 12 others today took oath as members of the state legislative council. Mufti was the first to be administered oath as MLC by the chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council A R Dar in the Central Hall of the assembly.
He was followed by former member of parliament and senior Congress leader P Namgyal from Leh district in Ladakh region.
Other who took oath included Nasar Ullah from Kargil, Ali Mohammad Sofi (Congress) from Kashmir, Amrit Malhotra and Lal Mohammad Saber, both (Congress) from Jammu, Bashir Ahmed Naz (National Conference) from Jammu, and Ved Prakash Gupta (PDP) also from Jammu.
Bureau Report