BENGALURU : Senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday congratulated Randeep Singh Surjewala on his appointment as the party's in-charge for Karnataka and said he welcomed the changes made by interim president Sonia Gandhi in the Congress Working Committee. "I welcome the changes, Surjewala is a man of integrity and takes everybody into confidence and therefore he is a good choice for Karnataka. "When I was the Opposition Leader that (general secretary) was given to me as an additional charge. Party leaders Randeep Singh Surjewala and Jitendra Singh considered loyalists of Rahul Gandhi, are now full members of the working committee, the highest decision-making body of the party. Kharge had been removed from the post of general secretary in the party along with Ghulam Nabi Azad.

Source: Mint September 12, 2020 09:56 UTC