Chandigarh: In its continued focus on the Dalits and backward classes, the All India Congress Committee (AICC) on Sunday appointed Pearl Chaudhary as the new president of the Haryana Mahila Congress.Pearl replaces Sudha Bhardwaj, who led Mahila Congress in Haryana for over three years.
A prominent Dalit face in Haryana Congress, Pearl Chaudhary, who is in her mid-40s, had unsuccessfully contested the assembly elections from the Pataudi (reserve) assembly constituency last year.Pearly is known to be the choice of incumbent Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee president Rao Narender Singh and leader of opposition Bhupinder Hooda. Her appointment is consequent to the approval by AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge, AICC general secretary K C Venugopal said in a statement Sunday evening.Notably, during his visit to the Haryana Congress office last year, Rahul Gandhi, the leader of opposition in Lok Sabha, had given a road map to the state leaders while initiating the process for constituting the state and district executives.MSID:: 128681313 413 |
