Congress today drew parallel to Amit Shah, who was appointed BJP chief when he was on bail from the Supreme Court, as it defended appointments of Ashok Chavan and Ghulam Ahmed Mir as new PCC chiefs of Maharashtra and Jammu and Kashmir despite controversies.
"Ashok Chavan is a very seasoned leader, who has not been convicted for any wrong doing. Amit Shah was made the President of BJP after he had got bail from the Supreme Court," party spokesperson Randip Surjewala told reporters.
He said Chavan was not facing any allegation. "We are hopeful that truth will prevail and he will come out victorious," he said when asked questions about his alleged involvement in Adarsh Housing Scam after which had tendered his resignation as Maharashtra Chief Minister.
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When told that Mir has been only technically acquitted in a scandal related case, he said "you can continue to read technicality but in Indian law, there is only one acquittal."
The Congress spokesperson's reactions came after the party announced a rejig in states appointing five new Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) chiefs Ajay Maken in Delhi, Chavan in Maharashtra, Ghulam Ahmed Mir in Jammu and Kashmir, Bharatsinh Solanki in Gujarat and Uttam Reddy in Telangana.
While the reshuffle has clear imprint of Rahul Gandhi, the party has taken care of political pragmatism in making appointments.
