AICC appoints Pathankot’s ex-MLA Amit Vij as observer for UP

Pathankot ex-MLA Amit Vij has been appointed by the All-India Congress Committee (AICC) to oversee the selection of District Congress Committee (DCC) presidents in Uttar Pradesh.

In a letter received by Vij from KC Venugopal, general secretary (Organisation), AICC, Vij has been asked to report in UP on February 20. The selection process is a part of the AICC’s Sangathan Srijan Abhiyan.

As many as 75 observers have been appointed in UP and each observer will be in-charge of one district. He will work with the Pradesh Congress Committee observer to complete the process.

Earlier, Vij was assigned a similar responsibility in Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and Haryana. In Haryana, he had supervised the selection of DCC chief in Jind district. In Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu, he had worked in Hanumangarh and Kallakurichi districts, respectively.