Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu takes oath as 15th chief minister of Himachal Pradesh, Mukesh Agnihotri as deputy CM
Governor RV Arlekar administered the oath of office to them at a formal function being organized at Ridge Maidan in Shimla on Sunday.
Governor RV Arlekar administered the oath of office to them at a formal function being organized at Ridge Maidan in Shimla on Sunday.
Sukhu was picked by the Congress high command as the leader of the legislative assembly of Himachal on Saturday.
Himachal Congress Legislature Party meeting will be held at 3 pm at State Congress Headquarters, Rajiv Bhawan today.
Speaking on anti-incumbency, Congress chief said, "Voters see who has worked and who has to be brought forward."
The BJP in the state is celebrating Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav and is openly using the party banners in government functions, said Himachal Pradesh Congress unit president Pratibha Singh.
It is very surprising that when the party needed Harsh Mahajan during the Assembly elections in the state, he has left the party: Pratibha Singh
“Most of the Congress leaders are out on bail. National Congress President Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul, State President Pratibha Singh and her son Vikramaditya Singh and MLA Asha Kumari are among leaders who are out on bail,” BJP state president, Himachal Pradesh, Suresh Kashyap.
She has said that the Modi government at the Centre cannot influence the judicial system of the country and the Congress has full faith in the judicary of the country.
In a statement issued here on Wednesday, she has asked the government to take stock of the damage and provide financial help to the affected families.
Pratibha Singh further directed the officials of the Transport Department to run additional buses for the remote and inaccessible areas.