Warring to take charge as Punjab Congress president on April 22

The two new appointees will take charge at a simple ceremony to be held at the state headquarters of the party in Chandigarh, according to a Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee spokesperson

Newly appointed Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring and working president Bharat Bhushan Ashu will take charge on April 22 in the presence of senior party leaders.

Amarinder Singh Raja Warring (right) and Bharat Bhushan Ashu were appointed the Punjab Congress president and working president, respectively, on April 9. (HT Photo)

The two new appointees will take charge at a simple ceremony to be held at the state headquarters of the party in Chandigarh, according to a Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee spokesperson.

Third-time MLA from Gidderbaha segment of Muktsar district and a former transport minister, Warring, 44, was named the party’s state unit chief on April 9. He succeeds Navjot Singh Sidhu.