Senior Nationwide Convention (NC) chief Abdul Rahim Fairly was Monday elected to be the Speaker of the Jammu and Kashmir Meeting quickly after the Home convened to carry its first session. The seven-time Charar-e-Sharief constituency MLA was elected by way of an unopposed voice vote.
First elected in 1977, Fairly represented the constituency in 1977, 1983, 1987, 1996, 2002, 2008 and now in 2024. He had misplaced the seat solely within the yr 2014.
The Omar Abdullah-led NC authorities, which got here to energy within the current J&Okay polls, is the primary elected authorities in J&Okay after the dissolution of the Mehbooba Mufti-led Individuals’s Democratic Celebration authorities in November 2018.
Congratulating the senior chief, Abdullah mentioned he was a pure alternative for this put up and that’s why nobody opposed it. Omar additionally mentioned he’s hopeful that the Speaker will give extra consideration to the Opposition benches than the treasury benches.
The Chief of Opposition within the Home, Sunil Sharma of the Bharatiya Janata Celebration (BJP) too congratulated him and warranted him of the help from the Opposition benches. He assured that Opposition will keep the self-discipline and decorum of the Home.
Congress chief and Dooru Meeting member congratulated the Speaker, hailing his great expertise, mentioned he was finest fitted to this put up.
On Sunday, NC and Congress — who’re allies in J&Okay — met to chalk out a technique for the session.
Within the current Meeting elections, the NC emerged as the only largest social gathering in Jammu and Kashmir and gained 42 seats within the 90-member Meeting of the Union Territory.
The Meeting session will run for 5 days, concluding on November 8.
