J-K govt committed to reforms and development: Bukhari

Jammu and Kashmir minister Syed Altaf Bukhari today said the state government is committed to implement the roadmap with regard to reforms and development proposed in the 2018-19 budget.

Bukhari, the Education minister was given the additional charge of Finance, labour and employment as an interim measure yesterday, a day after Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti axed Haseeb Drabu from the post over his remark that Kashmir was not a political issue.

Mehbooba Mufti-led government has presented the budget (in January) and it is important for me that the commitments and roadmap shown are successfully implemented, Bukhari told reporters on the sidelines of a function here.

The government yesterday put in abeyance the Pay and Accounts Office System (PAOS) till March 31, drawing a sharp reaction from opposition National Conference working president Omar Abdullah.

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