Days after meeting Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in Pune, former Maharashtra minister Mohammed Arif ‘Naseem’ Khan, has rescinded his resignation from the campaign committee.
His name has been reinstated in the updated list of 40-star campaigners announced by the party for the forthcoming fifth and final phase of polls in the State on May 20.
The AICC representative tasked with managing campaigning in Maharashtra and former Kerala Home Minister, Ramesh Chennithala, said here on Monday that Mr. Khan had written to National President Mallikarjun Kharge and his concerns were deliberated upon at the highest echelons of the party leadership. “His efforts extended beyond the confines of correspondence; he personally met with Mr. Gandhi in Pune to further convey his sentiments. He was convinced by Mr. Gandhi’s assurance,” he said at Tilak Bhavan, the party’s State headquarters, with Mr. Khan and AICC spokesperson Atul Londhe-Patil at his side.
