Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee president Capt Amarinder Singh on Friday called the meeting of all the State office-bearers and district presidents at the Congress Bhawan on July 5.
The newly-appointed All India Congress Committee (AICC) secretary in-charge for Punjab party affairs Asha Kumari will also attend the meeting. Besides, the State Campaign Committee chairperson Ambika Soni, AICC secretary Harish Chaudhry, Congress legislative Party (ClP) leader Charanjit Singh Channi and other senior leaders of the party are also expected to be present during the meeting.Other than that, party’s vice-presidents, general secretaries, spokespersons, permanent invitees, executive members and district presidents will also attend the meeting.After her appointment as party affairs in-charge, Asha Kumari had called meeting of the State party unit to discuss organisational issues and chalk out the way forward for the party as elections draw closer.Sources maintained that the party high command has appointed Asha Kumari to check factionalism and take along all the State leaders and factions together.
The meeting will be second meeting of the state congress unit after its reconstitution, but first under Asha Kumari.