New Delhi: The Indian National Congress on Saturday appointed Pramod Tiwari as deputy leader and Rajani Patil as party’s whip in the Upper House (Rajya Sabha).
According to sources in Congress, congress president Mallikaarjun Kharge approved the names of both to fill the vacancies following the retirement of Anand Sharma and demise of Rajeev Satav.
The letter about these appointments has been sent to the Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar, sources said.
Chairperson of the Congress Parliamentary Party, Smt. Sonia Gandhi, has approved the appointments of Shri Pramod Tiwari as Deputy Leader & Smt. Rajani Patil as Whip of the Congress Party in the Rajya Sabha. The Chairman of the Rajya Sabha has been informed of these appointments.
— Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) March 11, 2023
Pramod Tiwari is a three-time Rajya Sabha MP. Previously, He served as a cabinet minister in the Uttar Pradesh government.
Rajni Patil is a ttwo-timeRajya Sabha MP from Maharashtra. Currently, she is suspended from the upper house for the entire budget session for her unparliamentary behaviour.
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