Congress: Ghulam Ahmad Mir made general secretary in-charge of Jharkhand

Avinash Pande appointed Uttar Pradesh in-charge

Ranchi: The Congress on Saturday appointed Sachin Pilot the general secretary in-charge of Chhattisgarh and Avinash Pande the general secretary in-charge of Uttar Pradesh, replacing Kumari Selja and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, respectively.

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will now be a general secretary “without any assigned portfolio”, according to a statement issued by the Congress.

Congress leader Ghulam Ahmad Mir is the general secretary in-charge of Jharkhand with the additional charge of West Bengal, it said.

The appointments come two days after a meeting of the Congress Working Committee (CWC), party’s highest decision-making body, which was chaired by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and attended by senior leaders, including Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi.

Pilot, a former deputy chief minister of Rajasthan, replaces Kumari Selja, who has now been given the charge as general secretary in-charge of Uttarakhand, the statement said.

Deepa Dasmunshi has been appointed the general secretary of Kerala and Lakshadweep with additional charge of Telangana.

The appointments have been made with immediate effect by the Congress president, it said.