New Delhi: Congress leader Asha Kumari, appointed in-charge in Punjab replacing Kamal Nath, met party president Sonia Gandhi on Monday. The meeting comes amid opposition over her being named the party in-charge of Punjab.
An MLA from Dalhousie in Himachal Pradesh, Asha Kumari was convicted in a land grab case in February and was sentenced to one year imprisonment. She is currently out on bail.
Both the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) have attacked her over the issue.
"The BJP is free to allege what they want to but it is not the truth. There is no truth in the allegations levelled against me," Asha Kumari said after after meeting Gandhi.
Congress sources said despite the opposition, she will continue to remain the party in-charge of Punjab. "Kumari will continue to be in-charge of Punjab and would focus on the poll-bound state. However, she would not continue as AICC Secretary in charge of Haryana, a responsibility she was handling for quite some time under the AICC General Secretary concerned," AICC sources said.
Kumari was on Sunday appointed party in-charge of Punjab to succeed Kamal Nath, days after he resigned following an uproar by BJP, SAD and AAP over his alleged role in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
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