Thursday, February 12, 2026
ADVT 
India

Sonia Gandhi Appoints 3 New General Secretaries In Poll-Bound Punjab

Darpan News Desk IANS, 19 Oct, 2016 11:29 AM
    Congress President Sonia Gandhi has approved fresh appointments in the Pradesh Congress Committee in poll-bound Punjab, with the addition of three new general secretaries.
     
    Congress leader and former mayor of Chandigarh Ravinder Pal Singh Pali, besides Sukhwinder Singh Saini and Rajanbir Singh have been appointed as new general secretaries in the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee or PPCC headed by Amarinder Singh.
     
    "Congress President Sonia Gandhi has approved some names to be included in the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee, one DCC chief and an office-bearer of the Minorities department," All India Congress Committee or AICC general secretary Janaradan Dwivedi said.
     
     
    Vinay Kumar Tinku has been made president of the Ropar District Congress Committee, while Mohammed Kaleem Azad has been appointed vice chairman of the Minorities department of Congress in the state.
     
    Besides, Joginder Singh Maini has been appointed a new member of the Executive Committee of PPCC and Manmohan Kaushal and Jasmeet Singh (Raja) have been appointed as new members of the PCC.
     
    Congress has approved a jumbosized PPCC some time ago in a please-all exercise. Congress is seeking to wrest control of the state from the Akali-BJP combine after a gap of 10 years, with AAP giving it a good fight.

    MORE India ARTICLES

    Congress’ Doors Open For Sidhu: Amarinder Singh

    Congress’ Doors Open For Sidhu: Amarinder Singh
    The Punjab Congress President also said that he is not in communication with Sidhu at the moment

    Congress’ Doors Open For Sidhu: Amarinder Singh

    Delhi Woman Held For Stealing Rs. 17 Lakh From In-Laws' House

    Delhi Woman Held For Stealing Rs. 17 Lakh From In-Laws' House
    A 27-year-old woman has been arrested by Delhi Police for allegedly stealing Rs. 17 lakh from her in-laws' house at Shastri Park in northeast Delhi, police said today.

    Delhi Woman Held For Stealing Rs. 17 Lakh From In-Laws' House

    Indian IT Industry Body Says No Need To 'Panic' Over Donald Trump

    Indian IT Industry Body Says No Need To 'Panic' Over Donald Trump
    IT body NASSCOM on Thursday said that the industry needs to wait and watch, rather than panic, on the outcome of the US Presidential elections, though it warned of lasting impact of 'Brexit' on India.

    Indian IT Industry Body Says No Need To 'Panic' Over Donald Trump

    One acerbic comment cracks BJP's Dalit dream in UP

    One acerbic comment cracks BJP's Dalit dream in UP
    In politics, fortunes change overnight. They certainly did in Uttar Pradesh within just 24 hours for two players -- the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP).

    One acerbic comment cracks BJP's Dalit dream in UP

    62 Year-old Man Suspected To Be Running Escort Service In Delhi Arrested

    62 Year-old Man Suspected To Be Running Escort Service In Delhi Arrested
    A 62-year-old man, suspected to be running a high-profile escort service in the capital's upscale Safdarjung Enclave area, was arrested on Thursday on charges of exploitation of a trafficked person.

    62 Year-old Man Suspected To Be Running Escort Service In Delhi Arrested

    AAP MP Bhagwant Mann Posts Video Of His Crossing Parliament Security Barricades On Social Media

    AAP MP Bhagwant Mann Posts Video Of His Crossing Parliament Security Barricades On Social Media
    Aam Aadmi Party MP Bhagwant Mann on Thursday shot a video clip of his journey from home to Parliament House, including going past the various security pickets, and uploaded it on the social media, drawing flak

    AAP MP Bhagwant Mann Posts Video Of His Crossing Parliament Security Barricades On Social Media