India News: Amid mounting complaints to Rahul Gandhi, Congress on Monday removed all the eight zonal presidents in Uttar Pradesh including two Union Ministers R P N Singh and Jitin Prasada and CWC member Rasheed Masood and brought in local leaders in their place.<br /><br />Zonal presidents who faced the axe included senior leaders like P L Punia and Rajaram Pal, MP and state leaders Vivek Singh, Anugrah Narayan Singh and Bijendra Singh.<br /><br />They were appointed as zonal presidents only late last year and there were complaints of 'non-performance' against them in reaching out to the people.<br /><br />The move to have zonal presidents and vice presidents was the brainchild of Gandhi as part of his plans to tone up the organisation.
