Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and National Conference (NC) vice president Omar Abdullah on Wednesday morning announced that he is vacating the government house at Gupkar road, occupied by him since he was elected a MP from Srinagar in 2002.
In a tweet, Omar said that he is vacating the house as the rules of entitlement have changed in the Union Territory (UT) of J&K. Last August, the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir was bifurcated into two UT’s – Jammu-Kashmir and Ladakh and the special status enjoyed by the region was revoked by the parliament.
Omar said he has started house-hunting and will voluntarily vacate the house by the end of October.
“My letter to the J&K administration. I will be vacating my government accommodation in Srinagar before the end of October. The point to note is that contrary to stories planted in the media last year, I received no notice to vacate and have chosen to do so of my own accord,’’ Omar Abdullah tweeted the letter addressed to the administrative secretary of the estates department of the J&K government.