Jammu, March 13, (Scoop News)- N.N. Vohra, Governor, administered oath to Mohammad Shafi as a Member of the Legislative Assembly in an Oath Ceremony held at the Raj Bhavan this afternoon. In exercise of the powers conferred upon him under Section 64 of the Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir, the Governor has appointed Mohd. Shafi as the person before whom the members elected to the Legislative Assembly may make and subscribe the oath or affirmation set out in the Fifth Schedule to the J&K Constitution. Mohd. Shafi has also been appointed as Speaker Pro-tem to discharge the functions of the Speaker till the election of the Speaker is held by the Legislative Assembly.
Present on the occasion were, Mufti Mohd. Sayeed, Chief Minister; Dr. Nirmal K.Singh, Deputy Chief Minister; Syed Basharat Bukhari, Minister for Parliamentary Affairs; Rakesh K. Gupta, Principal Secretary to Governor; Pradip K. Tripathi, Principal Secretary to Governor; M. Ashraf Mir, Secretary Law; and Mohd. Ramzan, Secretary Legislative Assembly.
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