The Congress on Thursday appointed party leader Manish Sharma as the new in-charge of the Indian Youth Congress (IYC), replacing Krishna Allavaru, who is currently in charge of poll-bound Bihar.

“Congress president has appointed Manish Sharma as the in-charge of the Indian Youth Congress with immediate effect,” AICC general secretary (organisation) KC Venugopal said in a statement. “The party appreciates the contributions of the outgoing in-charge Krishna Allavaru,” he added.

Sharma, who hails from Madhya Pradesh’s Vidisha, has been associated with Congress student wing NSUI, and used to run a campaign called “Haath Uthao”, raising local issues of the people in Madhya Pradesh.

Sharma was also instrumental in the movement against Agniveer recruitment during Congress leader Rahul Gandhi

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