Congress picks senior Dalit MP Kodikunnil Suresh as chief whip in Lok Sabha, Manickam Tagore as whip

Jorhat (Assam) MP Gaurav Gogoi has been appointed as the Congress Parliamentary Party deputy leader in the Lok Sabha.

Published Jul 14, 2024 | 12:41 PM ⚊ Updated Jul 14, 2024 | 12:41 PM

Congress MPs Kodikunnil Suresh, Manickam Tagore.

Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) chairperson Sonia Gandhi wrote to Speaker Om Birla informing him about the appointment of the deputy leader, chief whip, and two whips for the party in the Lok Sabha.

Congress general secretary and Alappuzha MP KC Venugopal on Sunday, 14 July, said in a post on X that Jorhat (Assam) MP Gaurav Gogoi has been appointed as the party’s deputy leader in the Lok Sabha.

Leader of Opposition and Raebareli MP Rahul Gandhi is the party’s leader in the lower House of the Parliament.

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Chief whip, whips appointed

Eight-time MP Kodikunnil Suresh, elected to the Lok Sabha from Mavelikkara in Kerala, has been appointed the party’s chief whip.

Virudhunagar (Tamil Nadu) MP Manickam Tagore and Kishanganj (Bihar) MP Dr Mohammad Jawaid have been appointed as whips.

“Guided by LOP Shri @RahulGandhi ji, the Congress and INDIA parties will energetically champion the people’s causes in the Lok Sabha,” Venugopal wrote on X.

Hon’ble CPP Chairperson Smt. Sonia Gandhi ji has written to the Hon’ble Lok Sabha Speaker informing him about the appointment of the Deputy Leader, Chief Whip, and two Whips for the Congress Party in the Lok Sabha.

Deputy Leader – Shri @GauravGogoiAsm

Chief Whip – Shri…

— K C Venugopal (@kcvenugopalmp) July 14, 2024

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