New Delhi, May 9 (PTI) Veerappa Moily today ceased to be Congress' chief spokesman amid speculation that his remarks against JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar did not go down well with Congress leadership but the party said he has not been "removed" and it was only an "interim" arrangement.
AICC said its General Secretary Janardhan Dwivedi has been given the charge in place of Moily as an "interim arrangement".
Moily, who found himself in a piquant situation, said that he had given the charge to Dwivedi as he would be away in Karnataka till May 17. The 69-year-old veteran Congressman has contested the Lok Sabha elections from Chikkaballapur in Karnataka and the results would be out on May 16.
Asked whether his remarks on Nitish Kumar had cost him his job, Moily said "it has nothing to do with Nitish Kumar. Nitish Kumar is not part of our party.
Dwivedi too said," Moily has not been removed. No such decision has been taken. Party has not issued any such notification nor any party leader has said any such thing." The Acting Chief of the Media department, however, did not say when Moily would resume his charge. "It may happen," he said when asked whether Moily will get back the charge of media deparment.
Dwivedi also dismissed speculation that party spokesman Ashwani Kumar has been removed. At the same time, he suggested that the line taken by Kumar on parties like JD-U, AIADMK and TDP was not correct. PTI
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