Srinagar: Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday said that she will hold the charge of Information Department, withdrawing the portfolio from Chowdhary Zulfikar Ali.
An order, issued today by the government in Srinagar, read: “In pursuance of Rule 5 of the Jammu and Kashmir government Business Rules, I, Mehbooba Mufti, Chief Minister, Jammu and Kashmir, do hereby withdraw the charge of Information Department and assign the charge of Tribal Affairs to Chowdhary Zulfikar Ali in addition to the subject already assigned to him.”
“The Information Department shall henceforth remain under my charge.”