Sonia Gandhi approves proposal of Joint Coordination Committee for Jharkhand

A Joint Coordination Committee has been put in place for smooth functioning of JMM-led alliance government in Jharkhand.

Congress president Sonia Gandhi has agreed to the proposal for constituting the committee, which would be chaired by Union Minister Jairam Ramesh, party general secretary Janardan Dwivedi said in a statement on Tuesday.

The nine-member committee comprises top Congress, JMM and RJD leaders, including BK Hariprasad, Chief Minister Hemant Soren, Rajender Singh and Sanjay Singh Yadav.  Seven MLAs would be special invitees to the committee, the release added.