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Congress appoints Ajay Maken as general secretary in-charge for Rajasthan

Congress chief Sonia Gandhi also set upa three-member committee to resolve the issues raised by party rebels in Rajasthan.

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Ajay Maken was recently sent as observer by the party to Rajasthan to help resolve the differences

Press Trust of India New Delhi
The Congress on Sunday appointed senior party leader Ajay Maken as the new general secretary in-charge for Rajasthan, replacing Avinash Pande.

Congress chief Sonia Gandhi also set upa three-member committee to resolve the issues raised by party rebels in Rajasthan.

Senior party leader Ahmed Patel, Ajay Maken and general secretary organisation KC Venugopal have been made members of the panel.

The appointments come in the wake of a rebellion in the Rajasthan government with former deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot and 18 other MLAs revolting against Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot.

Though the rebellion was quelled and a truce reached with

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