Bhubaneswar: In a bid to strengthen the organisation in Odisha, the Congress on Friday appointed new presidents for its district units in the state.
All India Congress Committee (AICC) president Mallikarjun Kharge has approved the proposal for the appointment of presidents of the District Congress Committees (DCCs) in Odisha, party general secretary K C Venugopal in a press statement.
Party sources said the appointment of new presidents for all 35 DCCs in Odisha has been made under the ‘Sangathan Srijan Abhiyan’ of the Congress.
While the party has appointed Prakash Chandra Jena as the president of Bhubaneswar DCC, youth leader Rajeeb Kumar Pattanaik has been made the chief of Khurda district unit.
Similarly, woman leader Giribala Behera has been appointed as the president Cuttack city unit of Congress, Pradipta Kumar Das will head the Cuttack district unit of the party.
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