Vinay Kumar was appointed the new president of Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee by Congress. A day after this appointment, outgoing President Pratibha Singh said on Sunday (23 November) that this appointment was made keeping in mind the regional and caste equations. Pratibha Singh said that Vinay Kumar will connect with the youth. He said that this appointment has been done thoughtfully. We are grateful to the Congress high command for appointing Vinay Kumar, a young face representing Sirmaur district.

What did Congress say on the selection of state president?

According to sources, the Congress also said that the party expressed confidence in a young leader from the reserved category to lead the state with a sizeable population of Dalits. Vinay Kumar was the Deputy Speaker of the Assembly and resigned from his post, which was accepted by Speaker Kuldeep Pathania on Saturday (November 22).

Vinay Kumar, a three-time Dalit MLA from Renukaji assembly seat in Sirmaur district, was born in a farmer Koli family of Renukaji. His father Prem Singh had also been MLA from Renukaji seat four times before his death in 2011.

The appointment was pending for a long time

This appointment was pending for a long time, as there was no State Congress Committee in the hill state after the dissolution of the previous committee headed by Singh on November 6 last year. As the state unit of Congress remained inactive for more than a year, only Pratibha Singh remained as the president of the state unit of the party.

Pratibha Singh said, “I hope that Kumar will take everyone along and will live up to the expectations of Congress workers.” She said, “I will meet Kumar tomorrow and tell him that the party will benefit by taking everyone along.” I also hope that senior leaders will be given their proper place in the organization.

The senior leader said that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi had said that young leaders should be given a chance and Kumar is a good choice to connect with the youth. Kumar served as the Chief Parliamentary Secretary from December 2012 to December 2017 and the Chairman of Renuka Development Board from 2013 to 2017. Vinay Kumar was also appointed the working president of Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee in April 2022.

Himachal Pradesh Congress Party on Friday launched the ‘Vote Chor, Kursi Chhut’ campaign from Shimla. The campaign was launched from the Congress office Rajiv Bhavan, where state in -charge Rajni Patil, State President Pratibha Singh, Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu, Deputy CM, all ministers, MLAs and many big leaders were present. The campaign started with full enthusiasm, but in the midst of this, the factionalism of the Congress came out again.

Sukhu and Pratibha factions face to face

During the program, the atmosphere suddenly changed when two groups started shouting slogans against each other. Supporters of Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu and state president Pratibha Singh, Vikramaditya Singh came face to face. During this time Rajni Patil in -charge was also present there.

Congress’s old sourness emerged again

Factionalism is not new in Himachal Congress. Since the time of former Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, the Holi Lodge (whereabouts of Virbhadra Singh family) and Sukhu camp have been well known.

The fight for both camps continues!

It was believed that after the death of Virbhadra Singh, the dispute would cool down, but the latest development made it clear that the battle of both camps is still intact. Earlier, when Virbhadra Singh was the Chief Minister, Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu used to be the state Congress president. Today the situation has changed, Sukhu is CM and Pratibha Singh is the state Congress president. This is the reason that the conflict has started coming up again over the post of president and hold on the organization.

Program turned into power performance

In fact, this program was to attack the BJP government and join the public. Through the ‘Vote Chor, Kursi Chhota’ campaign, the Congress wanted to give a message that the opposition government has taken to the streets to save democracy. But before the stage, the workers started demonstrating power.