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Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi on Sunday appointed Ajay Maken as the General Secretary in-charge of Rajasthan. Gandhi also constituted a three-member committee of Ahmed Patel, KC Venugopal and Ajay Maken to oversee and ensure the smooth resolution of recent issues in Rajasthan.
Updated : Aug 16, 2020, 10:35 PM IST | Edited by : Karishma Jain
Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi on Sunday appointed Ajay Maken as the General Secretary in-charge of Rajasthan. Maken will replace Avinash Pandey with immediate effect, according to the All India Congress Committee (AICC).
Sachin Pilot, on Maken's appointment, took to micro-blogging site Twitter to congratulate him. He wrote, "Your appointment will definitely boost the expectations of Rajasthan Congress workers."
श्री @ajaymaken जी को राजस्थान प्रभारी महासचिव नियुक्त किए जाने पर हार्दिक बधाई। आपकी नियुक्ति से निश्चित ही राजस्थान कांग्रेस के कार्यकर्ताओं की उम्मीदों को बल मिलेगा। उज्ज्वल भविष्य की कामना के साथ मैं अजय माकन जी का वीर भूमि राजस्थान में स्वागत भी करता हूँ।
— Sachin Pilot (@SachinPilot) August 16, 2020
Gandhi also constituted a three-member committee of Ahmed Patel, KC Venugopal (AICC General Secretary in-charge Organisation), and Ajay Maken to oversee and ensure the smooth resolution of recent issues in Rajasthan.
"Hon'ble Congress President has constituted a three-member committee as follows to oversee and follow up the smooth resolution of recent issues in Rajasthan. The members of the committee are Ahmed Patel, AICC General Secretary, in charge, Organisation and AICC General Secretary, in charge, Rajasthan," read a press release from the AICC.
राजस्थान में समन्वय स्थापित करने के लिए आज श्री @ahmedpatel, श्री @kcvenugopalmp, श्री @ajaymaken के रूप में तीन सदस्यीय कमेटी नियुक्त करने के लिए कांग्रेस नेतृत्व का आभार। मुझे पूर्ण विश्वास है कि कमेटी के मार्गदर्शन में राजस्थान में संगठन को एक नई दशा और दिशा मिलेगी।
— Sachin Pilot (@SachinPilot) August 16, 2020
This comes two days after the Ashok Gehlot-led government in Rajasthan won vote of confidence in the state Assembly on August 14 by voice vote. "In the entire state, there is a wave of happiness. I consider it a win for the people of Rajasthan. Now we have to work together to fight COVID-19," Gehlot had told reporters.
Congress MLAs were seen showing victory sign after winning the confidence motion in the State Assembly on Friday.
The two factions in the Congress-led by Gehlot and Pilot had come together ahead of the Assembly session.
Pilot had the support of 18 other MLAs. He was removed as Deputy Chief Minister and Rajasthan Congress chief last month after his differences with Gehlot came out in open triggering a political crisis in the state. Pilot was miffed after the SOG sent him a notice to record his statement in a case of alleged poaching of Congress MLAs in the state.
(With inputs from agencies)