Srinagar, July 1: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said that the cabinet reshuffle and expansion would take place around the party’s protest in New Delhi for restoration of statehood.

The CM said that cabinet expansion is his responsibility and would take place around the Jantar Mantar protest, either before or after it.
The NC’s Delhi protest would take place on the first day of the Monsoon session, which is likely to begin on July 20.
In the meeting on June 3, ruling NC and independent members supporting the party slammed ministers, especially the Deputy CM, over fund allocation as well as his behavior.
Apart from the Deputy CM, the Minister for PHE, Irrigation & Flood Control, Forest Minister Javid Rana and Minister for CAPD Satish Sharma came under sharp criticism.
The Omar government can induct three more ministers because the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 allows up to nine ministers. The current strength of the Council of Ministers is six.
Sources said that current ministers in the cabinet could also lose key portfolios after the expansion when the CM allocates/ reallocates portfolios