Shimla, April 23 -- Congress leader Pradeep Chauhan on Thursday staged a 24-hour hunger strike outside the Congress Bhawan in Shimla, protesting against recent organisational appointments in the party.

Chauhan, a former Bhangani zone president, aggrieved over the appointment of the Paonta Sahib Block Congress Committee president, began the strike expressing his dissatisfaction.

He demanded the immediate removal of Harpreet Ratan from the post and called for appointing a representative from the Giripar region instead.

Chauhan alleged that the Giripar area in Sirmaur district has been consistently overlooked in party appointments at various levels, including the state executive, district, and block committees. He claimed that key organis...