New Delhi: Uday Bhanu Chib has been appointed as the new President of the Indian Youth Congress (IYC), succeeding Srinivas BV. The appointment was made by Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, days after a meeting between Chib and senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.
Chib, who previously served as the General Secretary of the IYC and President of the Jammu & Kashmir Pradesh Youth Congress, will now lead the youth wing of the Congress Party.
His appointment comes amidst the ongoing Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections, where Chib has been actively involved. He also contributed to the party’s manifesto committee for these elections.
Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal issued a statement acknowledging the contributions of Srinivas BV and welcoming Chib to his new role.
Earlier this month, Chib participated in a roadshow alongside National Congress candidate Ajay Kumar Sadhotra, who is contesting from the Jammu North Assembly seat.
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Bagalkot (Karnataka) (PTI): Veteran BJP leader B S Yediyurappa on Sunday alleged that Congress leaders came to campaign for bypolls two Karnataka constituencies with "suitcases full of money", under the illusion that they can win with cash, liquor and muscle power.
But people will "teach them a lesson," the former Chief Minister told reporters.
He also accused the Congress government in the state of indulging in corruption, "intoxicated by power".
"There is no need to have any doubt. They (ruling Congress leaders) have come with suitcases full of money under the illusion that they can win the election with money, liquor and muscle power," Yediyurappa said, taking a dig at CM Siddaramaiah and his cabinet for camping in poll bound constituencies for about a week now.
People have decided to ensure the victory of BJP candidates, and will reject the Congress' allurements, he added.
"By ensuring the victory of BJP's candidates in both Bagalkot and Davanagere South, people have decided to teach a lesson to the corrupt Congress government and CM Siddaramaiah, who have indulged in large scale corruption intoxicated with power," he said, and claimed that BJP is getting good response from the public during the campaign.
Bypolls for the Bagalkot and Davanagere South Assembly constituencies will be held on April 9. The polls were necessitated following the deaths of senior Congress MLAs H Y Meti and Shamanur Shivashankarappa, respectively.
Yediyurappa alleged that the Congress was indulging in a "daylight robbery" by emptying the government's treasury.
Responding to a question, he said, the minority Muslim community is also aware of the Congress' "true colours", and will not fall for their allurements. "I think they too will stand by us," he added.
The BJP leader said that Siddaramaiah knows Congress is certain to lose in the bypolls and has therefore been campaigning in both constituencies for about a week now.
