Mumbai, Feb 7 (UNI) Newly-appointed President of Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) Nana Patole, along with the newly-appointed working presidents and vice presidents, will take over the post at the historic August Kranti Maidan on February 12, the grand old said on Sunday.
In a statement issued here, party leader Mohan Joshi said that in 1942, Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi had started the decisive struggle for independence with the slogan 'Let the British leave India' from the August Revolution Ground or Kranti Maidan in Mumbai.
Outgoing state president, legislature Congress party leader and state Revenue Minister Balasaheb Thorat will hand over the post to Mr Patole.
The event will be attended by all senior state leaders of Congress, party Ministers in the State Cabinet, Secretary of the All India Congress Committee and co-incharge of Maharashtra Ashish Dua, Congress MLAs and office-bearers, including Sandeep, Vamshi Reddy, Sampat Kumar and Sonal Patel, Mr Joshi added.
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