On Rajiv Gandhi’s birth anniv, Himachal CM recounts ex-PM’s revolutionary voting age reduction, women reservation steps
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Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu paid homage to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his birth anniversary by offering floral tributes at his statue at Rajiv Chowk in Chhota Shimla on Tuesday (August 20, 2024). The day is also being observed as Sadbhavana Diwas across the state.
The Chief Minister also administered the Sadbhavana Diwas pledge to the officers and officials of HP Secretariat on the occasion.
Sukhu said Bharat Ratna former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was also known as the architect of modern India. He said that during his tenure as the Prime Minister, he spearheaded numerous reforms and initiatives to bring positive change in the mindset of the people and the society.
He said: “When Rajiv Gandhi was the Prime Minister, I was president of the National Students’ Union of India (NSUI). On the demand of the NSUI, Rajiv Gandhi granted the right to vote to the youth by reducing the age to vote from 21 years to 18 years, ensuring active participation of youth in the democratic process. It was the greatest achievement of his tenure.”
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Sukhu said that in the modern era, India was the leading country in the entire world in the IT sector due to the efforts and vision of Rajiv Gandhi. He said that when America declined the request to provide supercomputers to India, he took decisive steps to ignite an IT revolution in the country.
He said that Rajiv Gandhi also voiced for the rights of women in the democratic process and granted 33 per cent reservation to women in panchayati raj institutions. He said that senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi also advocates for 33 per cent reservation to women in Vidhan Sabha and Parliament.
Health Minister Dhani Ram Shandil, Education Minister Rohit Thakur, Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee chief Pratibha Singh, Chief Parliamentary Secretaries Mohan Lal Brakta and Sanjay Awasthy, Chairman of the HP Buildings and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board Nardev Kanwar, HIMUDA Vice-Chairman Yashwant Chhajta, Shimla MC Mayor Surender Chauhan, Deputy Mayor Uma Kaushal, councillors of Shimla MC and Chief Minister’s OSD Ritesh Kaprate were among others present on the occasion.
