Senior Congress leader Mukul Wasnik was relieved of his duties as general secretary in-charge of Madhya Pradesh on Thursday and Jai Prakash Agarwal was appointed as the All India Congress Committee (AICC) in-charge of the State.
A statement from the party’s general secretary (organisation), K.C. Venugopal said: ”Hon’ble Congress President has accepted the request of Shri Mukul Wasnik to relieve him from his current responsibility as General Secretary Incharge of Madhya Pradesh, so that he can oversee other organisational matters...Shri Mukul Wasnik will continue as General Secretary, AICC.”
The move has led to speculation if Mr. Wasnik could get an elevation with bigger responsibilities as the announcement also comes weeks before the election process to appoint a new president starts on September 22.
