New Delhi: In a crucial change in the Congress set-up in Rajasthan following the truce called between Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and his former deputy Sachin Pilot, the party on Sunday appointed senior leader Ajay Maken as AICC general secretary in-charge of the state in place of Avinash Pande.
Gehlot has welcomed Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s decision to appoint senior party leader Ajay Maken as the new general secretary in-charge for Rajasthan. Sonai has also set up a three-member committee to resolve the issues raised by party rebels in the state.
Senior party leader Ahmed Patel, general secretary in-charge for Rajasthan Ajay Maken and general secretary organisation K C Venugopal have been made members of the panel.
Pilot welcomed the appointment of Maken and setting up of the three-member panel.
“I welcome the decision of Sonia Gandhi ji to appoint Ajay Maken as AICC General Secretary in-charge of Rajasthan,” Gehlot said in a tweet.
In another tweet, he said, “I congratulate Maken and hope that his vast organisational experience will help strengthen the party and energise party workers in the state. Eagerly looking forward to working with him.”