Shimla: Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu paid floral tribute to India’s first woman Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi, on her birth anniversary at the historic Ridge today.
Remembering her immense contribution to nation-building, the Chief Minister said that Indira Gandhi’s visionary decisions laid a strong foundation for India’s progress. Her leadership in poverty alleviation, economic reforms, nationalisation of banks, boosting agricultural productivity, employment generation and social empowerment was unparalleled, he added.
He said that she made the supreme sacrifice to safeguard the unity and integrity of the nation. Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr. (Col.) Dhani Ram Shandil, Panchayati Raj Minister Anirudh Singh, HPCC President Pratibha Singh, Deputy Chief Whip Kewal Singh Pathania, MLA Sanjay Rattan, Harish Janartha, Ranjeet Singh Rana and Malender Rajan, Principal Media Advisor to the Chief Minister Naresh Chauhan, HIMUDA Vice Chairman Yashwant Chajta, Mayor Surendra Chauhan, Deputy Mayor Uma Kaushal, Councillors, Deputy Commissioner Anupam Kashyap, SP Sanjeev Gandhi and other dignitaries were present on the occasion.
