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Sonia Gandhi unveils statue of Virbhadra Singh, six-time Himachal CM popular as 'Raja Saab'

IANS | October 13, 2025 02:13 PM

SHIMLA: Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Monday unveiled the statue of party stalwart Virbhadra Singh, who was at the helm of the state for a record six times.

The statue is set at the Daulat Singh Park on the historic Ridge, and is situated near the statue of Dr Y.S. Parmar, the first chief minister of Himachal Pradesh, as well as other notable figures like Mahatma Gandhi and former prime ministers Indira Gandhi and Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

Congress Members of Parliament Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Deepender Hooda and Rajeev Shukla, AICC in-charge of party affairs in the state, Rajni Patil, besides Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu, along with state Cabinet colleagues, were present at the ceremony.

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