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Congress clips wings of Gujarat chief Solanki, names 4 working presidents (Lead)
Ahmedabad, Aug 25 (IANS) The Congress high command on Friday appointed four working presidents of its unit in poll-bound Gujarat in addition to existing party chief Bharatsinh Solanki, a day after it expanded the state leadership to include as many as 122 office-bearers at different posts.
Congress sources disclosed that the appointment of the four working presidents was to apparently clip the wings of Solanki, who has been facing charges of being arrogant, inaccessible and insensitive to aspirations of the party’s rank and file, besides giving effective representation to the key regions and castes.
Removal of Solanki from the top post was the key demand of rebel leader Shankersinh Vaghela, who engineered a revolt of sorts in the party by getting 14 MLAs close to him resign of which three of them joined the BJP. The others too are in queue, except him.
Vaghela, who quit as a legislator after the Rajya Sabha elections when his desperate efforts to ensure Congress veteran Ahmed Patel’s defeat failed, wanted himself to be named the party chief and made the Chief Ministerial candidate.
Among the four working presidents are aggressive young Amreli legislator Paresh Dhanani and former Lok Sabha MP from Rajkot and four-time legislator Kunwarji Bavaliya. Both of them are from the key Saurashtra region and belong to the influential Patidar (or Patel) community, which has turned against the ruling BJP ever since the beginning of the pitched Patidar agitation led by firebrand young leader Hardik Patel.
Former union minister Tushar Chaudhary, a tribal leader from Surat district in South Gujarat and son of former Chief Minister Amarsinh Chaudhary, and veteran North Gujarat leader Karsandas Soneri are the other two working presidents. Chaudhary is from the Scheduled Tribes and Soneri is a Scheduled Caste or Dalit leader from Sabarkantha.
Besides Dhanani and Bavaliya from the Patidar community, the Congress high command picked Siddharth Patel, son of former Chief Minister Chimanbhai Patel, as the chairman of Election Campaign Committee.
Senior leaders Madhusudan Mistry, Shaktisinh Gohil and Arjun Modhvadia have been appointed as chairmen of Election Manifesto Committee, Election Media Committee and Election Publicity and Material Committee respectively.
Party General Secretary Mistry, who is believed to be close to Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi, has also been named Chairman of the Election Coordination Committee for Urban Areas which is the toughest territory for the Congress in Gujarat.
A senior leader told IANS that with a view to have a vast representation from the second and third rung leaders “to make them feel part of the decision-making process and responsible for the party’s victory”, the high command has expanded the State structure at various levels by appointing over 100 new office-bearers.
The appointments include 10 Vice Presidents, 14 General Secretaries, seven spokespersons, 63 Secretaries, four Executive Committee members and nine special invitees. This is besides 13 presidents of various city and district party committees.
–IANS
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Lucknow: Vishal Singh, a renowned social worker from Lucknow, also known as Foodman, has once again made India proud. He was honored by the Happy Hands Gloves Cooperative Limited Company in Korathai, Thailand, for his work with the Hunger Free World Mission.
The Hunger Free World Mission’s meeting was held in Korathai, Thailand, under Vishal Singh’s leadership. Representatives from several countries, including Mr. Raja Dwivedi (Managing Director of Happy Hands Gloves Limited), Thailand Coordinator Mr. Raja Mishra, and member Mr. Varun Singh, attended the event.
Under Vishal Singh’s leadership, the attendees took a pledge to work together toward creating a hunger-free world.
Speaking on the occasion, Vishal Singh explained that the main goal of the Hunger Free World Mission is social participation. He said the mission is not just about feeding people but also about meeting other basic needs of those who are struggling. The mission focuses on helping families of terminally ill patients in hospitals by providing food and shelter. It also works to fulfill essential needs like education, jobs, and care for the elderly.
For the last 16 years, the Vijay Sri Foundation has been providing free services, benefiting thousands of people. Vishal Singh highlighted that the mission aims to gain global recognition like other organizations such as WHO, WWF, and Red Cross, which work for social causes.
During this meeting, Vishal Singh was appointed as the Chairman of the Hunger Free World Mission by representatives from various countries. They also discussed holding regular meetings in different countries to push the mission forward.
Business tycoon Dr. Abhishek Verma has also supported this humanitarian mission, vowing to promote the idea of “Seva Parmo Dharma” (Service is the highest duty) worldwide. Vishal Singh praised him, stating that people like Dr .Abhishek Verma inspire others to work for the betterment of society.
Recently, Romania’s Ambassador, Mr . Daniela Sezonov Ţane, invited Vishal Singh to the Romanian Embassy in Delhi, where they discussed the mission in detail. Impressed by his humanitarian work, she honored Vishal Singh and invited him to Romania to take the mission forward .
Food man Vishal Singh has been serving the people of India for the past 16 years. Through the Vijay Sri Foundation, he provides free meals to cancer patients & their families ,shelter, and education for women & children along with running free old-age homes in Lucknow.
In addition to his humanitarian work, Vishal Singh also addresses issues like crime and corruption through his role as Chairman of Seva Path Media and Managing Director of Vijay Sri Foundation.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Vishal Singh and his team worked tirelessly to provide food and help to the needy, including starving children, elderly citizens, and pregnant women. Despite contracting the virus himself, he continued to assist others after his recovery. He even created a life-saving oxygen regulator using household items, which was praised by doctors both in India and abroad.
In his address at the meeting, Vishal Singh spoke about his mission to create a hunger-free world. He pointed out that India’s large population, along with issues like unemployment and poverty, has caused the country to fall on the Hunger Index. He urged people to contribute just one handful of grains daily to help create a hunger-free world.
He concluded by saying that through social participation, we can empower the people around us, meet their basic needs, and work together to build a stronger, more prosperous, and developed society.
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