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Kharge has appointed Nizamuddin as the All India Congress Committee (AICC) in-charge of Delhi with immediate effect.
In a bid to get battle-ready for the Assembly polls due in the capital early next year, the Congress on Sunday appointed Qazi Nizamuddin as the AICC in-charge of Delhi, replacing Deepak Babaria.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has also constituted a screening committee for the Delhi Assembly polls, with S Meenakshi Natarajan as its chairperson and Imran Masood and Pradeep Narwal as members.
Kharge has appointed Nizamuddin as the All India Congress Committee (AICC) in-charge of Delhi with immediate effect.
The Congress appreciates Babaria’s contributions as the general secretary in-charge of Delhi, according to a statement issued by the party.
The AICC in-charge, the Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) president and all AICC secretaries in-charge of Delhi will be ex-officio members of the screening committee.
The Delhi Assembly polls are expected to be held in February next year.
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