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Farooq, Omar invited by Nitish for swearing-in

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Press Trust of India Srinagar
National Conference leaders Farooq Abdullah and his son Omar Abdullah were today invited by Nitish Kumar to attend his swearing-in ceremony on Friday and they have accepted it.

"Just received a call from @NitishKumar ji inviting me to Patna on the 20th for the Oath taking ceremony. I look forward to being there," tweeted Omar, the working president of National Conference and former Chief Minister.

Earlier, a National Conference spokesman said Farooq Abdullah, the party president and former Chief Minister, has been invited to the swearing-in ceremony of Kumar.

"Nitish Kumar called up the president National Conference personally in the morning and requested his participation in the oath-taking ceremony," the spokesman said in Jammu.
 

Abdullah has accepted the invitation, he added.

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First Published: Nov 16 2015 | 6:57 PM IST

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