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| Omar falters on another assurance | | A month after LC elections, Cabinet reshuffle still elusive | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 30: A month after elections for four seats of Legislative Council, the commitment of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah of a cabinet reshuffle is in question again.
The political lull in this regard suggests that the Chief Minister is not interested in undertaking the much awaited reshuffle as he does not want to lose ministries which he has acquired after two Congress ministers lost their portfolios following controversies.
During the campaigning for MLC elections the chief minister had hinted at cabinet reshuffle and asked all MLAs of coalition aspirants of ministerial berth, to work hard to get votes for coalition candidates, but despite thumping victory of the coalition candidates, government has got busy in preparing for the celebrations of completion of four years in the office and Chief minister is away in London preparing for new year bash.
ET had reported that CM's assurances of cabinet reshuffle was only a political gimmick and government actually had no plans of reshuffle in near future. Few MLAs of Congress party believe that if the reshuffle or expansion is not held in couple of months, there is no chance of holding it after that as elections to ULBs, Parliament and then State Assemblies shall be around the corner.
"If expansion or reshuffle is not done now, it will be of no use after few months as elections to various institutions shall approach," said a Congress MLA, pleading anonymity.
Congress leaders aspirants of ministerial berths who have been pleading their cases with the High command are reportedly unhappy as they blame it of giving up to the whims and fancies of Omar Abdullah.
"Why should we blame NC or Chief Minister of not going for cabinet expansion or reshuffle as our own leaders like Ghulam Nabi Azad and Saifuddin Soz have not been able to convince high command to put pressure on J&K CM to induct Congress MLAs in cabinet," said a Congress leader.
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