After a humiliating defeat in both the Assembly and lok Sabha polls in Chhattisgarh, the new Working Committee of Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress Committee (CGPCC) was finally declared on Wednesday.
The formation of the new Working Committee was due ever since the Congress party lost in the Assembly polls during November-December last year with Bhupesh Baghel taking over charge as CGPCC chief following the resignation of former Union Minister of State Charan Das Mahant from the post.
As per the list of office-bearers announced for the new Working Committee, Ramgopal Agrawal has been appointed Treasurer whereas party stalwarts Motilal Vora, Mohsina Kidwai, Ajit Jogi and Charan Das Mahant have been taken in the Working Committee as ‘permanent invitees’.
Former leader of Opposition Ravindra Choubey, Renu Jogi, Karuna Shukla, Satyanarayan Sharma, Paras Ram Bhardwaj, Tamradhwaj Sahu, Dhanendra Sahu and Ram Pukar Singh have also been invited as ‘permanent invitees.’
likewise, the current leader of Opposition TS Singhdeo has been taken in the party’s 21 member Executive Committee. Bodh Ram Kanwar, PR Khunte, BD Qureshi, Ghanaram Sahu, Balkrishna Pathak and Shanti Salam have been appointed as vice presidents of the State Congress unit.
Media In-charge of the State Congress unit Shailesh Nitin Trivedi has been given the charge of General Secretary along with 13 others. Senior party member RC Singhdeo, former MlAs Mohammed Akbar and Amitesh Shukla along with others have been taken in Committee as ‘special invitees.’