Omar meets Nirmala for pre-Budget consultations

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday met Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in New Delhi, as part of pre-Budget consultations, an official stated. The meeting at Sitharaman’s North Block office went on for more than 30 minutes...

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New Delhi, Updated At : 03:45 AM Jan 08, 2025 IST

J&K CM Omar Abdullah leaves after a visit to the Ministry of Finance in New Delhi on Tuesday. PTI

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday met Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in New Delhi, as part of pre-Budget consultations, an official stated.

The meeting at Sitharaman’s North Block office went on for more than 30 minutes and was “cordial”, they said. The finance minister Sitharaman is scheduled to present the Union Budget on February 1.

This is the second meeting between the two leaders in two months. Abdullah called on Sitharaman in November for his first meeting with the finance minister since taking charge as Jammu and Kashmir chief minister.

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