AICC Secretaries in-charge of Maharashtra and AICC Secretaries and joint secretaries from Maharashtra would be ex-officio members of the PAC
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The Congress on Tuesday set up the Political Affairs Committee (PAC) and appointed office-bearers as well as District Congress Committee presidents under its Maharashtra unit, reported news agency PTI.
The 36-member PAC of the Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee has AICC in-charge of State Ramesh Chennithala as chairman and Maharashtra Congress chief Harshvardhan Sapkal, Vijay Wadettiwar, Mukul Wasnik, Avinash Pande, Balasaheb Thorat, Sushilkumar Shinde, Prithvirai Chavan, Rajni Patil, Manikrao Thakare, Nana Patole, Varshatai Gaikwad, Imran Pratapgarhi, Nitin Raut and Amit Deshmukh, among others, as its members, reported PTI.
AICC Secretaries in-charge of Maharashtra and AICC Secretaries and joint secretaries from Maharashtra would be ex-officio members of the PAC.
The party also appointed Abhay Chhajed as the treasurer of the Maharashtra Congress.
An 87-member executive committee was also set up under the Maharashtra Congress.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge also appointed 108 general secretaries, 95 secretaries, 16 senior vice presidents and 38 vice presidents in the state unit. The party also named 13 new District Congress Committee presidents, reported PTI.
Meanwhile, the Congress also appointed office-bearers in the Indian Youth Congress with eight joint secretaries, 62 secretaries and 14 general secretaries named for the IYC.
Congress President Kharge also approved the proposal for the appointment of office bearers of the Campaign Committee of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee.
Meanwhile, the Congress on Wednesday claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is "refusing to unequivocally" deny US President Donald Trump's India-Pakistan ceasefire claims as he is on a "very weak wicket and has much to cover up".
The opposition party also took a swipe at Prime Minister Modi after Trump repeated his claim about playing a role in bringing about a ceasefire between India and Pakistan, saying the American leader is coiled around the PM "like a snake" and "hissing bitter truths" into his ear.
Speaking to reporters on Tuesday on Air Force One on his way back to Washington from Scotland, Trump repeated the claim that he stopped the conflict between India and Pakistan.
Tagging a video of Trump's latest remarks, Congress general secretary in-charge of communications Jairam Ramesh said, "This is President Trump yet again - After the PM's intervention yesterday in the Lok Sabha, where he deflected and diverted the main issue."
(With inputs from PTI)
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