Congress announces names of 11 DCC presidents

Raipur, January 02, 2012

Congress on Monday announced names of 11 District Congress Committee (DCC) presidents. Eight of the 11 DCCs are newly formed while the names of the heads of remaining three were pending along with four more DCCs. The announcement was done by AICC general secretary Janardan Dwivedi after party supremo Sonia Gandhi nodded for the names.

The coveted post of DCC president of Bilaspur Urban has been given to Ravindra Singh while responsibility of DCC Rajnandgaon Urban and DCC Dantewada was given to Ramesh Rathore and Vimal Surana respectively.

The presidents of eight new DCCs are –Bemetara – Ganesh Gosewak, Balod – Doman Singh Bhediya, Mungeli – Durga Baghel, Surajpur – US Singhdeo, Bijapur – Gulab Khatri, Sukma – Karan Dev, Kondagaon – Shankar Sodhi and Narayanpur – Rajanu Netam.

The party is yet to announce names of seven more DCC heads including Raipur Urban, Raipur Rural, Mahasamund, Sarguja, Baloda Bazar, Gariyaband and Balrampur.

Notably, earlier the PCC office-bearers had unanimously approved the proposal for 11 new DCCs during their first executive meeting back in November 4, 2011.

Recently, the PCC president Nandkumar Patel had been to New Delhi to submit the list of prospective candidates for these DCCs to state unit incharge BK Hariprasada. Patel had also urged Hariprasada to quickly declare names of pending DCC presidents.

Party sticks to ‘please-all formula’

Raipur, January 02, 2012

The party’s senior leadership has once again decided to stick to its ‘please-all formula’ while declaring the names of 11 DCC heads. Fair bit of consideration has been given to the likes and dislikes of senior leaders.

While Ganesh Gosewak and Doman Singh Bhediya were recommended by CLP leader Ravindra Choubey for Bemetara and Balod respectively, PCC head Patel had put forward the name of Durga Baghel for Mungeli.

For Bilaspur Urban, former Chief Minister Ajit Jogi’s candidate Ravindra Singh has been picked. Jogi has already succeeded in getting Bilaspur Rural post for his supporter Arun Tiwari.

Similarly, senior leader Mahendra Karma’s favorite Vimal Surana was given the charge of DCC Dantewada while Konta MLA Kawasi Lakhma had proposed the name of Karan Dev for DCC Sukma.

Now, among the remaining names of seven pending DCC heads, the party is likely to give responsibility of Raipur Urban and Raipur Rural DCCs to the supporters of AICC treasurer Motilal Vora while that of Mahasamund DCC to veteran party leader Vidya Charan Shukla’s favourite.

With US Singhdeo getting charge of Surajpur DCC, he and his nephew MLA TS Singhdeo from Ambikapur are more likely press the party leadership to give the baton of Sarguja DCC to their supporter.