Congress launches talent hunt for spokespersons, media panelists
Jaipur, Nov 24 (PTI): The Congress has launched a national talent search in Rajasthan to select spokespersons, media panelists and publicity coordinators.
Campaign co-convener Sadhna Bharti said the initiative would provide Congress workers with a strong belief in the party's ideology an opportunity to connect with both the All India Congress Committee and the state Congress committee.
"Under the campaign, applications can be submitted till December 3. Interviews at the divisional level will take place on December 9, followed by personal interviews and group discussions conducted by a selection panel appointed by the AICC at the state level on December 16.
"Talented youth will be selected based on these assessments," she said at a press conference here.
Bharti said that a committee has been formed to carry out the campaign smoothly in the state. Pradesh Congress Committee general secretary Swarnim Chaturvedi has been appointed as its convenor.
PCC president Govind Singh Dotasra and Leader of Opposition in the state Assembly, Tikaram Jully were also present at the launch.
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Karnataka BJP MLA caught taking Rs 5 lakh bribe remanded to judicial custody
Bengaluru (PTI): BJP MLA Dr Chandru Lamani, caught allegedly accepting a Rs 5 lakh bribe from a contractor, has been remanded to judicial custody until March 3.
The Shirahatti MLA, a doctor, was brought from Gadag to Bengaluru on Saturday night and produced before a Special Court for Public Representatives, sources said.
The court remanded him to custody until March 3.
The MLA was caught in a Lokayukta trap following a complaint by Vijay Pujar, a Class-1 contractor from Chinchali in Gadag district.
Lokayukta officials said the alleged bribe was linked to Minor Irrigation Department works, including the construction of retaining walls along a road. The accused had demanded Rs 11 lakh from the complainant to execute the project, and Rs 5 lakh was accepted during the trap.
Along with Lamani, his personal assistants, Manjunath Valmiki and Guru Naik, were also arrested in connection with the case.
