Harish Rawat appointed new Assam Congress in-charge
New Delhi: Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday appointed former Uttarakhand chief minister Harish Rawat as the All India Congress Committee (AICC) General Secretary, in-charge for Assam. Ahead of the 2019 assembly elections, Congress president Rahul Gandhi approved the appointments of screening committees in Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, and Mizoram. Mallikarjun Kharge, Kumar Selja, Madhusudhan Mistry, Bhubaneshwar Kalita, V.D. Satheesan and Luizinho Falerioa were appointed as chairpersons of screening committees of Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhatisgarh, Odisha, and Mizoram respectively. In a press note issued by Congress leader Ashok Gehlot, the Party acknowledged the hard work of CP Joshi, who stepped down as General Secretary, AICC Assam. (ANI)
Cong delegation meets Arunachal Guv over compensation scam
Itanagar: The Congress in Arunachal Pradesh on Tuesday sought early intervention of Governor Brig (Retd) Dr B D Mishra in the Trans Arunachal Highway (TAH) compensation scam and urged him to direct the state government to hand over the case to CBI or any other central investigation agency for fair and transparent investigation. A delegation of the Arunanchal Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) led by its president Takam Sanjoy submitted a memorandum to the governor apprising him of the multi-crore embezzlement while disbursing compensation to the beneficiaries in the portions of TAH at Lower Subansiri and Kamle districts of the state, a party release said here. It claimed that the governor assured the delegation to look into the matter at his own level and to take up with the Centre as well as state government. It may be recalled that sleuths of Special Investigation Cell (Vigilance) of state police on July 3 last arrested former Lower Subansiri Deputy Commissioner Kemo Lollen, District Land Revenue and Settlement Officer (DLRSO) Bharat Lingu and businessman Likha Maj for their alleged involvement in the compensation scam in the Joram to Koloriang portion of the TAH. (PTI)