Tara Chand and Raman Bhalla appointed working presidents
JAMMU, AUGUST 16: Ahead of Assembly elections, Congress high command appointed senior leader Tariq Hameed Karra from Kashmir its new party president replacing Vikar Rasool Wani in the Union Territory.
At the same time, it appointed former Deputy Chief Minister and a Dalit leader from Jammu, Tara Chand, working president in addition to the already existing Raman Bhalla, a former revenue minister.
According to a statement issued by K C Venugopal, MP and party general secretary, the appointments have been made by the Congress president.
It said that Vikar Rasool has been appointed as special invitee to the Congress Working Committee with immediate effect.
Karra in view of his appointment at president of the J&K Pradesh Congress Committee stands relieved from his current position as permanent invitee to the Congress Working Committee.
