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There are a total of 36 elected and 25 co-opted AICC representatives from Delhi. (Photo/News18)
AICC representatives play an important role in the party. He will attend the 85th plenary session of the party to be held in Raipur from February 24 to 26 along with representatives of the Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC).
The Congress on Monday released a list of AICC delegates from Delhi, including former prime minister Manmohan Singh, party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and former Union minister Jagdish Tytler, whose names figured in the probe panel’s report on the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
Titler selection as a serve India The Congress Committee (AICC) representative drew a strong reaction from Delhi’s ruling AAP and BJP, which said it exposed the opposition party’s character of creating division and chaos in the country.
AICC representatives play an important role in the party. He will attend the 85th plenary session of the party to be held in Raipur from February 24 to 26 along with representatives of the Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC).
AICC representatives form the electorate whenever elections are held for members of the Congress Working Committee (CWC), the top decision-making body of the party.
This time, the party’s steering committee will decide on February 24 whether elections will be held for 11 out of 25 members of the CWC.
The Congress has 1,338 elected and 487 co-opted AICC delegates from across the country.
Former Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi Among the elected members of AICC is Uttar Pradesh, which has the largest number of representatives.
There are a total of 36 elected and 25 co-opted AICC representatives from Delhi.
Delhi Congress chief Anil Kumar Chowdhary, former Union minister Ajay Maken and former AICC general secretary (organisation) Janardan Dwivedi are among the AICC representatives elected from Delhi.
The list of elected representatives also includes Devendra Yadav, Manish Chatrath, Abhishek Dutt, Krishna Allavaru, Arvinder Singh Lovely, Sandeep Dixit, Subhash Chopra and Alka Lamba.
AICC members co-opted from Delhi include Pravin Davar, former Delhi ministers Haroon Yusuf and Krishna Tirath, boxers Vijender Singh, Ragini Nayak and KB Byju.
Hitting out at the Congress over Tytler’s election, BJP spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia said the Congress’s action showed that Rahul Gandhi, during his Bharat Jodo tour, had talked about “mohabbat ki dukan” which was actually “hate”. is opening a shop.
“The most hated leader during 1984 anti-Sikh riots has been made an elected member of AICC. It would not be wrong to say that such leaders are the backbone of the Congress.
Criticizing Congress Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) spokesperson Raghav Chadha said, “With yet another campaign for Jagdish Tytler, Congress’ message to Sikhs is clear – that it will continue to show brazen insensitivity towards Sikhs. As I said earlier, there is a serious dislike for Sikhs in the DNA of the Congress.” Once a strong Congress leader in Delhi, Tytler’s name figured in a report by the Nanavati Commission that probed the anti-Sikh riots.
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