The newly elected Members of the Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly will be sworn in on Monday at 2:00 PM in the Legislative Assembly complex.
The five-year term of the J&K Legislative Assembly will begin on October 21, with the first sitting of the House scheduled for that day.Prior to the 2019 changes, the Assembly’s term in Jammu & Kashmir was six years, as opposed to the current five years under the Jammu & Kashmir Reorganisation Act.
Following the appointment of MLA Mubarak Gul as pro tem speaker by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha for administering the oath to members.The pro tem speaker serves as a temporary head until a full-time speaker is elected by the MLAs.
The Legislative Assembly Secretariat has instructed all newly elected members to attend the ceremony.This will mark the first time MLAs in Jammu & Kashmir take an oath of allegiance to the Constitution of India.
Previously, under Article 370 and the Constitution of Jammu & Kashmir, MLAs were sworn in under a different framework. The oath will enable them to participate in the Assembly’s proceedings (KNS)
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