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She said she had told the party leadership last year that Himachal Pradesh goes to polls later this year and it was difficult to travel in the three hill states due to her health. DH Photo.
As Himachal Pradesh elections draw nearer, senior Congress leader Ambika Soni has sent a reminder to the party leadership to relieve her of the charge citing ill-health.
Soni, 74, has informed Congress President Sonia Gandhi of her inability to discharge duties as AICC General Secretary in-charge of three hill states – Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh due to her advanced age.
“I had asked the party leadership to lighten my duties in the party due to my health,” Soni, a Rajya Sabha member, told reporters here.
Former Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde is tipped to succeed Soni as AICC General Secretary in-charge of Himachal Pradesh that goes to polls in November.
Congress is also expected to name a new AICC in-charge for Uttarakhand, where it lost the assembly elections earlier this year.
The Congress has set in motion the process to revamp the organisation by effecting changes in poll-bound states.
As part of the exercise, former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot was made AICC General Secretary in-charge of Gujarat, Avinash Pande was elevated as AICC General Secretary and given the charge of Rajasthan.
Former Union Minister K C Venugopal was elevated at AICC General Secretary and handed over the charge of poll-bound Karnataka.
Similarly, senior leaders R P N Singh and P L Punia were made AICC in-charge of Jharkhand and Chhatisgarh respectively.
Soni, 74, has informed Congress President Sonia Gandhi of her inability to discharge duties as AICC General Secretary in-charge of three hill states – Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh due to her advanced age.
“I had asked the party leadership to lighten my duties in the party due to my health,” Soni, a Rajya Sabha member, told reporters here.
Former Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde is tipped to succeed Soni as AICC General Secretary in-charge of Himachal Pradesh that goes to polls in November.
Congress is also expected to name a new AICC in-charge for Uttarakhand, where it lost the assembly elections earlier this year.
The Congress has set in motion the process to revamp the organisation by effecting changes in poll-bound states.
As part of the exercise, former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot was made AICC General Secretary in-charge of Gujarat, Avinash Pande was elevated as AICC General Secretary and given the charge of Rajasthan.
Former Union Minister K C Venugopal was elevated at AICC General Secretary and handed over the charge of poll-bound Karnataka.
Similarly, senior leaders R P N Singh and P L Punia were made AICC in-charge of Jharkhand and Chhatisgarh respectively.