Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday said he had requested Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha to fix a time early next week for a Cabinet expansion and reshuffle. Omar had a word for his National Conference (NC) colleagues as well: the list had already been decided and they should not call or WhatsApp him or party president Farooq Abdullah.

“A few days ago, he (L-G Sinha) returned to Srinagar. In between, he was not feeling well; so I wanted to ask him about his health. There were some issues on which it was necessary to talk to him and seek his opinion. I know you don’t want to know about anything else. You want to know whether the (Cabinet) reshuffle was discussed with L-G sahib. Of course, it did happen. I requested him to fix the time in the first two to three days of next week for the reshuffle and expansion of the Cabinet.…