Gurdeep Singh Sappal
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Gurdeep Singh Sappal is an Indian politician from the Indian National Congress. He is a permanent member of the Congress Working Committee (CWC),[1] which is the highest decision-making body of the party. He is also the administration in-charge at the All India Congress Committee (AICC), heading the party's administrative affairs.[2]
Gurdeep Singh Satpal | |
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All India Congress Committee (I/C) Administration | |
Assumed office 23 December 2023 | |
Preceded by | Pawan Kumar Bansal |
Personal details | |
Political party | Indian National Congress |
He is an advisor to Mallikarjun Kharge, the national president of Congress and is coordinator of office of the Congress president. He also represents the party in media as a spokesperson.[3]
He is the member of the campaign committee of I.N.D.I.A.(aka I.N.D.I.A), which is empowered to plan and execute the joint campaign of opposition parties for the national general elections (Lok Sabha Election) scheduled in 2024.[4]
He is the former chief executive officer and Editor-in-Chief of Rajya Sabha TV, the public broadcaster owned and operated by Rajya Sabha, the Upper House of The Parliament of India.[5] He was the Officer on Special Duty to the Vice President of India and worked as his aide and political advisor.
Sappal is credited with conceptualizing and establishing Rajya Sabha Television (RSTV). He has also conceptualized and produced a ten-part television series Samvidhaan - The Making of the Constitution of India, which re-enacts the debates of the Constituent Assembly and recreates the drama of the political and parliamentary process of developing the salient features of the Constitution of India. The series was directed by Shyam Benegal. He also conceptualised and produced feature film Raagdesh for RSTV, directed by Tigmanshu Dhulia.
Gurdeep Sappal was the Chief Executive Editor and Editor-in-Chief of Swaraj Express, a 24x7 Hindi news satellite channel between 2018 and 2020.[6]