Cong pays emotional tribute to Virbhadra on his 1st death anniv
SHIMLA: Himachal Pradesh’s Congress unit and people from all walks of life paid an emotional tribute to veteran leader and six-time former chief minister Virbhadra Singh on his first death anniversary on Friday.
Virbhadra, the longest-serving CM of Himachal, had died on this day last year due to postCovid complications.
The Congress organised a prayer meeting at the Gaiety Theater and observed his death anniversary as ‘Sankalp Diwas’. HP Congress president and Virbhadra’s wife Pratibha Singh and son Vikramaditya expressed gratitude to the people for the immense love they had showered for their leader.
Former director of the department of languages and culture Prem Sharma said, “Virbhadra did not discriminate against anyone and that is why the entire state was remembering the tallest leader of HP and paying tributes to him.” Sarabjit Singh Bobby, who runs free langar service at the local cancer hospital, recalled the moments of inauguration of his community kitchen.
Virbhadra was born on June 23, 1934, in the Royal Family of Rampur Bushahr. He was elected to the Lok Sabha in 1962 at the age of 26. Fondly called Raja Sahib, he was elected to the state Vidhan Sabha for nine terms. He was elected to Lok Sabha five times and served as a Union minister in Indira Gandhi and Manmohan Singh governments.
Vikramaditya said, “I will continue to follow the path shown by my late father. A statue of him will be installed on The Ridge. Pratibha also thanked the people of the state for their love and respect for Virbhadra.