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Congress forms political affairs committee for Punjab

PNS

Ahead of the 2024 General elections, Congress on Thursday approved the formation of the political affairs committee for Punjab which includes Harish Chaudhary, the in-charge of the party’s state affairs and state unit chief Amarinder Singh Raja Warring.

Congress Legislative Party leader Pratap Singh Bajwa and senior party leader Ambika Soni are part of the panel which also includes former chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi, former deputy chief minister Rajinder Kaur Bhattal and Navjot Singh Sidhu.  Party MPs Manish Tewari, Ravneet Singh Bittu, Gurjit Singh Aujla, Dr Amar Singh and Mohd. Sadique are also part of the panel.

All India Congress Committee (AICC) in-charge for Rajasthan and former Punjab deputy chief ministers Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa and O P Soni, as well as Vijay Inder Singla, Gurkirat Singh, Tajinder Singh Bittu, Sukhpal Singh Khaira, Rana Kanwarpal Singh, Pargat Singh, Kuljit Singh Nagra, Rana Gurjit Singh and Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa are also part of the panel.

Dr Raj Kumar Chabbewal, Sukhwinder Singh Danny, Pawan Adia, Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria, Rakesh Pandey, Razia Sultana, Sangat Singh Gilzian and Capt. Sandeep Sandhu have been included in the committee.

AICC Secretaries who are in charge of Punjab and state heads of all frontal organisations have been made ex-officio members of the panel.