Rahul Gandhi chose grassroots congress worker for Rajya Sabha: Chief Minister

· Tickets for party workers may be considered in next assembly elections: CM

· Newly elected Rajya Sabha MP Anurag Sharma honoured at Rajiv Bhavan

· Congress’s Anurag to face BJP’s Anurag in Parliament : CM

A felicitation ceremony for party workers was organised at the Congress party office Rajiv Bhavan in Shimla to celebrate the election of Congress leader Anurag Sharma as a Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament. On this occasion, Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said that it is a proud and happy day for party workers because a worker who rose from the organization has become a Rajya Sabha MP.

The Chief Minister said that for the Rajya Sabha election, the Congress high command had asked the state unit to suggest the names of four district presidents. From those names, senior leader Rahul Gandhi selected Anurag Sharma. He said that BJP leaders had been making various comments about the Rajya Sabha election, but there is no dissatisfaction among Congress leaders. This is the reason Anurag Sharma was elected unopposed as a Member of Parliament. He said that now in Parliament, BJP’s Anurag will face Congress’s Anurag and he is capable of giving a strong response.

The Chief Minister said that by giving a Rajya Sabha ticket to an ordinary party worker, Rahul Gandhi has sent a clear message that in the upcoming Assembly elections serious consideration will also be given to giving tickets to grassroots workers, including those from NSUI and the Congress organization. He urged party workers to be prepared for future challenges. He said that the present Congress government is moving forward with public welfare schemes.

To improve the education sector, the state government has decided to open 150 CBSE-based schools across Himachal Pradesh, including in backward areas. These schools will focus on the overall development of students. In addition, Rajiv Gandhi Day-Boarding Schools are also being established in the state. He said the government is working towards transforming the entire education system of the state over the next five to six years.