Newly appointed Haryana Congress president Ashok Tanwar will formally take charge on February 14 here at Haryana Congress Bhawan Sector 9. AICC General Secretary in-charge of Haryana Congress, Shakeel Ahmed, Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, former State Congress president Phool Chand Mullana and several other senior leaders are expected to attend the function, Mohinder Singh, office secretary, Haryana Pardesh Congress Committee, said.
He said due to shortage of time, invitations by SMS, email or phones to all Ministers, MlAs, MPs, PCC members, presidents of district Congress, block congress, members and officer bearers and members of Indian Youth congress, State youth Congress, NSUI have made.
Tanwar chose this day to take charge, as he himself belongs to Dalit family and Ravi Das Jayanti also falls on February 14. Sources said due to shortage of time before announcement of parliamentary elections, Tanwar may add some more office bearers in the existing executive of 31 office bearers rather than reshuffling it completely.
At present there are 31 officer bearers, including five vice-presidents, six general secretaries, one treasurer and some spokesperson, secretaries and executive members besides 178 PCC members and 32 district Congress presidents and several block Congress presidents in the State Congress.