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Congress Set To Adopt `One Man One Post' Principle

By ugesh sarkar, Section Top Stories
Posted on Mon Aug 10, 2009 at 02:42:16 AM EST

A Major organisational shake-up is likely to be undertaken by Congress. While there is no time table yet for long-pending AICC reshuffle, sources indicated that "big changes" are on the cards.

With AICC general secretary Rahul Gandhi taking an active interest in the organisational revamp, the `one man one post' principle is expected to be put into force. The suggestion of `one man one post' was made by the Antony Committee set up in 1999. However, it hasn't been implemented by the party. Mr Gandhi's eschewing a Cabinet berth to concentrate on the party organisation, particularly the youth organisations, is a pointer to the possible direction of the proposed reshuffle.

At present there are four general secretaries -- Ghulam Nabi Azad, Prithviraj Chavan, Mukul Wasnik and V Narayanasamy -- who are members of the council of ministers. It is expected that in the proposed reshuffle, they will be relieved of their organisational responsibilities. Jairam Ramesh, who is an AICC secretary, too will be relieved of his charge as he is a minister of state.

Some ministers like A K Antony, Ghulam Nabi Azad, Prithviraj Chavan are also in charge of states. Sources indicated that party would appoint fresh state in-charges. However, should the reshuffle be undertaken before the Maharashtra elections in October, then Mr Antony would continue to discharge his duties as the state in-charge.

Source: Economic Times Congress set to adopt `one man one post' principle

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At present, five ministers have a dozen states under their charge. Mr Azad leading the pack with Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Orissa and Puducherry. Mr Wasnik is in charge of Delhi and Rajasthan besides the Seva Dal, Mr Chavan has Haryana and Jammu & Kashmir while Mr Narayansamy looks after Chhattisgarh, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Tripura. While defence minister A K Antony is in charge of Maharashtra, law minister M Veerappa Moily looks after Andhra Pradesh and Assam.

The organisational change will also review all existing departments and cells. Many of those heading or serving as secretaries in these departments and cells have been in their position for a long time. However, there is no clarity whether those serving as secretaries would be promoted or simply moved out.

AICC's second rung of the leadership has been hoping that it will have an increased role and responsibility in the party, as it focuses on building its organisation. With the party leadership considering a thorough review, many of these second members hope for that long-pending promotion.

Sources said there are about eight secretaries and department heads serving in AICC who are due for a promotion to general secretary. These include Mirza Irshad Beg, Imran Kidwai, R C Khuntia, Praveen Davar, Mabel Rebello, Nirmal Khatri and Jai Kishen. Many of them have been in their current capacity since the mid-eighties and some of them have been part of the party's youth wing -- the Indian Youth Congress.

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