Mehbooba’s brother Tassaduq Mufti takes oath as minister

Jammu, December 28 : Tassaduq Mufti, brother of Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, was inducted into the council of ministers on Thursday morning.
Javed Mustafa Mir, a three-time MLA, who was dropped from the council of ministers in 2016 when Mehbooba took over as chief minister, was also re-inducted as cabinet minister. In a simple and brief function, Governor NN Vohra administered the oath of office and secrecy to the two at the Raj Bhavan lawns. Mir took the oath first and was followed by Mufti. Assembly Speaker Kavinder Gupta, Mehbooba Mufti, members of Mufti family, Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh, cabinet ministers and legislators were present on the occasion. On December 22, Vohra had nominated Mufti as a Member of Legislative Council. Mufti was nominated on the seat vacated by Vikramaditya Singh, who had resigned as MLC in protest against the state government not declaring holiday on Maharaja Hari Singh’s birthday.