Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 20: The first session of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly will start on November 4.
Before that, the new members of the assembly will take oath as MLAs. Protem Speaker Mubarak Gul will administer the oath of their responsibility to the new members. The MLAs elected for the first time in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly will take the oath of the Indian Constitution. Before this, they used to take the oath of the Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir.
The new members elected for the first assembly of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir will take oath as MLAs on Monday. Pro tem Speaker Mubarak Gul will administer the oath of office to the new members at the Assembly Complex in Srinagar. The time of the ceremony has been fixed at 2 pm. All the members have already been informed about the oath.
Many MLAs of Jammu have reached Srinagar today, while many will reach on Monday morning. For the first time in Jammu and Kashmir, MLAs will take oath under the Indian Constitution.
Before the abolition of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, the oath of the Jammu and Kashmir Constitution was taken. On August 5, 2019, the Modi government removed Article 370. Elections have been held for 90 seats of the Assembly in Jammu and Kashmir.
The National Conference has won the highest number of seats in the Assembly, 4 The first session of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly will start on November 4.
Earlier the elected MLAs used to take the oath under the Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir.
After completing the constitutional process of oath taking of MLAs of all political parties, the first session of the Assembly will be held on Nov 4.
Abdul Rahim Rather, a senior NC leader and winner of the Assembly elections seven times, is likely to get Speaker's post.
The Lieutenant Governor has already administered the oath to the Protem Speaker. After completing the constitutional process of oath taking of MLAs of all political parties, the first session of the Assembly will be held on November 4.
It is certain that the Speaker will be from the ruling National Conference party. Abdul Rahim Rather, a senior leader of the National Conference and winner of the Assembly elections seven times, likely to be the Speaker. It is also believed that the National Conference can give the post of Deputy Speaker to the biggest opposition party BJP. Rather has a long experience of the Assembly. He has been the Finance Minister and was the Leader of the Opposition during the PDP-Congress coalition government.
The first session of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly will begin from November 4. This session, which will last for eight to 10 days, will run according to the rules of procedure and working of the Jammu and Kashmir state assembly before August 5, 2019. Rules related to procedure and working of the Jammu and Kashmir assembly are to be decided. The Speaker will form a committee of the house. The committee will be formed only after the election of the Speaker. | 