Niranjan Patnaik new Congress chief in Odisha
New Delhi, April 19: The Congress on Thursday appointed Niranjan Patnaik as its new state unit chief in Odisha where elections are due next year.
Three Working Presidents - Naba Das, Chiranjiv Biswal, both MLAs, and Pradeep Majhi, a former MP - were also appointed, a party release said.
Patnaik replaces Prasad Harichandran.
Congress President Rahul Gandhi also made several other key appointments in the Odisha unit to the put the party in poll mode amid efforts by the BJP to make inroads in the state.
Former MP Bhakata Charan Das has been appointed Chairperson of the Campaign Committee, former Union Minister Srikant Jena will head the Manifesto Committee, former state unit chief Jaidev Jena the Core Committee and former Chief Minister Hemananda Biswal of the Disciplinary Committee.
The coordination committee will be headed by Jitendra Singh, who is party incharge of Odisha.
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Action taken against 4,000 people for irregularities in Jal Jeevan Mission: Govt in Lok Sabha
New Delhi (PTI): Action has been taken against more than 4,000 people across India following complaints of irregularities in implementing the Jal Jeevan Mission, the Lok Sabha was informed on Thursday.
Union Jal Shakti Minister C R Patil, while responding to a supplementary question, said that based on complaints, teams were formed to investigate issues. The reports of the teams were also shared with states.
Primarily, the complaints were lodged for poor quality of work, financial irregularities and inadequate water supply, the minister said, adding that action has been taken against more than 4,000 people.
Patil said grants for works under the mission are released to state governments, who issue tenders, prepare project reports and share compliance with the ministry.
