New Congress chief Kharge types 47-member Steering Committee, retains most from CWC
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NEW DELHI: New Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday arrange a 47-member Steering Committee that features former prime minister Manmohan Singh and the occasion’s ex-presidents Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi.
The interim panel headed by him would take the place of the Congress Working Committee, the apex decision-making physique, until a brand new CWC is shaped after Kharge’s election is ratified on the occasion plenary.
Most of the members of the final CWC have been retained within the committee which was introduced hours after Kharge took over as the brand new occasion Congress president.
All CWC members and workplace bearers of the occasion tendered their resignations to the brand new occasion chief to allow him to decide on his personal crew.
According to a communication from the AICC common secretary (Organisation), the committee members embody senior occasion leaders Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, A Ok Antony, Ambika Soni, Anand Sharma, Ok C Venugopal, Randeep Surjewala and Digvijaya Singh.
“As per Article XV (b) of the Constitution of the Indian National Congress, the Congress president has constituted the Steering Committee which would function in place of the Congress Working Committee,” Venugopal stated within the order.
The CWC is the best decision-making physique of the Congress and the Steering Committee will now take all selections until the ratification of Kharge’s election on the occasion’s plenary session attended by all PCC delegates.
The session is prone to be held in March subsequent 12 months.
NEW DELHI: New Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday arrange a 47-member Steering Committee that features former prime minister Manmohan Singh and the occasion’s ex-presidents Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi.
The interim panel headed by him would take the place of the Congress Working Committee, the apex decision-making physique, until a brand new CWC is shaped after Kharge’s election is ratified on the occasion plenary.
Most of the members of the final CWC have been retained within the committee which was introduced hours after Kharge took over as the brand new occasion Congress president.
All CWC members and workplace bearers of the occasion tendered their resignations to the brand new occasion chief to allow him to decide on his personal crew.
According to a communication from the AICC common secretary (Organisation), the committee members embody senior occasion leaders Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, A Ok Antony, Ambika Soni, Anand Sharma, Ok C Venugopal, Randeep Surjewala and Digvijaya Singh.
“As per Article XV (b) of the Constitution of the Indian National Congress, the Congress president has constituted the Steering Committee which would function in place of the Congress Working Committee,” Venugopal stated within the order.
The CWC is the best decision-making physique of the Congress and the Steering Committee will now take all selections until the ratification of Kharge’s election on the occasion’s plenary session attended by all PCC delegates.
The session is prone to be held in March subsequent 12 months.
