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SHIMLA: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Wednesday (August 20, 2025) offered floral tributes to the former Prime Minister late Rajiv Gandhi on his birth anniversary at Sadbhawana Chowk in Chhota Shimla.
The Chief Minister appealed to the people to follow the path shown by Rajiv Gandhi and said that the former PM is remembered as the ‘architect of modern India’, who sacrificed his life for the unity and integrity of the nation. He said the information technology revolution in the country was the result of Rajiv Gandhi’s visionary thinking, from which today’s younger generation is reaping immense benefits.
Chief Minister Sukhu further said that Rajiv Gandhi was also a social reformer who, through 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendments, ensured reservation for women in panchayati raj institutions. He said that carrying forward this vision, Sonia Gandhi ensured the passage of a Bill in the Rajya Sabha to provide 33 per cent reservation for women in Parliament and state legislatures, which will greatly benefit them.
Later, he also administered the oath of national integration and communal harmony to the officers and officials of Himachal Pradesh Secretariat.
Deputy Chief Minister Mukesh Agnihotri, Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee chief Pratibha Singh, Health Minister Dr (Col.) Dhani Ram Shandil, Agriculture Minister Chander Kumar, Revenue Minister Jagat Singh Negi, Public Works Minister Vikramaditya Singh, Technical Education Minister Rajesh Dharmani, Deputy Speaker Vinay Kumar, Deputy Chief Whip Kewal Singh Pathania, Political Adviser to Chief Minister Suneel Sharma, Principal Adviser (Media) to Chief Minister Naresh Chauhan, MLAs Mohan Lal Brakta, Sanjay Awasthi, Ajay Solanki, Vivek Kumar, Neeraj Nayar, Malender Rajan, Vice-Chairman of State Forest Development Corporation Kehar Singh Khachi, Chairman of State Cooperative Bank Devender Shyaam, Advocate General Anup Kumar Rattan, Co-incharge Congress HP Vidit Chowdhary and other dignitaries were present on the occasion.
