Making the most
Himachal Pradesh chief minister Virbhadra
Singh has been camping in New Delhi ever since Congress
president Sonia Gandhi hosted an iftar party in New Delhi on July 12. His 10-day stay in the national capital has created anxiety in the state’s political circles especially since he does not seem to have too many engagements there. While he skipped the July 15 meeting of NITI Aayog on July 15 as per the party leadership’s decision, Virbhadra and party’s state unit chief Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu had a meeting with All-India Congress Committee (AICC) vice-president Rahul Gandhi. The CM also visited Partapgarh district in Uttar Pradesh to unveil the statue of Rajput leader and former Union minister Dinesh Singh. However, the state secretariat has looked deserted in his absence with the ministers staying away and most bureaucrats choosing to go on official tours.