by: Nav Jeevan

Cong chief Sonia forms screening committees for Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh polls

  • Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal addresses GPCC meeting in Ahmedabad
  • Ramesh Chennithala and Deepa Dasmunsi have been appointed as the chairman of the committees for Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh, respectively. 
  • Congress launches website, tagline of ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra‘ – one step yours, one step mine, together they can unite India

NE NEWS SERVICE

NEW DELHI, AHMEDABAD, AUG 23

Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday constituted screening committees for Gujarat,Himachal Pradesh with immediate effect. Ramesh Chennithala and Deepa Dasmunsi have been appointed as the chairman of the committees for Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh, respectively.

Congress General Secretary, KC Venugopal, signed the statement containing the members’ names in both the committees. Later, he attended a meeting at Rajiv Gandhi Bhavan in Ahmedabad on the upcoming Vidhan Sabha elections in the presence of Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot,  AICC in-charge Raghu Sharma,  GPCC President  Jagdish Thakor and  addressed MLAs, office bearers & leaders of the GPCC.

 

While advocate Shivajirao Moghe and Jai Kishan have been appointed as members of the committee formed for the Gujarat elections, Umag Singhar and Dhiraj Gurjar are selected as members for the upcoming Himachal Pradesh elections, scheduled for this year.

Screening Committee for Gujarat

Ramesh Chennithala – Chairman, Advocate Shivajirao Moghe – Member, and Jai Kishan – Member. Ex officio members are Dr Raghu Sharma, AICC In-Charge; Jagdish Thakor, PCC president; Sukhram Rathva, CLP leader and AICC Secretaries in charge of the state.

Screening Committee for Himachal Pradesh

Deepa Dasmunsi – Chairman, Umag Singhar – Member, and Dhiraj Gurjar – Member. Ex officio members are Rajiv Shukla, AICC In-Charge; Pratibha Singh, PCC president; Mukesh Agnihotri, CLP leader; Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, Chairman, Campaign Committee, and AICC Secretaries in charge of the state.

Congress launches website, tagline of ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra‘

Meanwhile, Congress on Tuesday launched the logo, tagline and website of its upcoming ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra‘. Addressing a press conference, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said the yatra (foot march) will cover 3,570 km from Kanyakumari in the South to Kashmir in the North. The yatra will begin on September 7 and will continue for over five months.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will also participate in the yatra, along with top party leaders. Launching the website, Congress urged those wanting to participate in the yatra to register on it. Rahul Gandhi tweeted the tagline of the yatra earlier in the day, “Ek tera kadam, ek mera kadam, mil jaye to jud jaye apna watan (one step yours, one step mine, together they can unite India).”