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Sukhu asks SPs to map drug users in Himachal by April 20

Sukhu asks SPs to map drug users in Himachal by April 20

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Mar 29, 2025 10:28 PM IST CM Sukhu was apprised during a high-level meeting to review the progress of the survey that no district had so far completed mapping of drug users at panchayat-level, the deadline for which was earlier set at March 15 Himachal chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Saturday pulled up officials over the ‘incomplete’ survey of dug consumers across the state and gave the superintendents of police (SPs) till April 20 to prepare of detailed dossier on the same. Himachal chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu (HT File) CM Sukhu was apprised during a high-level meeting to review the progress of the survey that no district had so far completed mapping of drug users at panchayat-level, the deadline for which was earlier set at March 15. The development comes days after Sukhu apprised the assembly that mapping of drug consumers in panchayats was ‘completed’. Expressing dissatisfaction with the progress, Sukhu, said, “Despite instructions to complete the mapping by March 15, no district has achieved the target yet.” The CM On March 19, …

Samosa Mix-Up During Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu’s Visit Termed “Anti-Government”

Samosa Mix-Up During Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu’s Visit Termed “Anti-Government”

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They acted according to their agenda, a probe note said. Shimla: A matter of refreshments getting served to the staff of Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu instead of the chief minister by mistake has assumed disproportionate dimensions following a CID probe that termed the goof up an “anti-government” act. Due to a lack of coordination, three boxes of samosas and cakes were brought from Hotel Radisson Blue in Lakkar Bazaar to be served to the chief minister who had gone to the CID headquarters for a function on October 21. However, the eatables were served to the CM security staff, according to the enquiry report conducted by a deputy SP rank officer. The report stated that an officer of IG rank had asked a sub-inspector (SI) of police to get some eatables from the hotel for the CM’s visit. The SI in turn directed an assistant SI (ASI) and a head constable to bring the refreshments. The ASI and the head constable fetched the refreshments from the hotel in three sealed boxes and …

Himachal win in focus as Congress marks 100 days of Bharat Jodo Yatra | Latest News India

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The Congress is celebrating 100 days of its mass contact programme – the Bharat Jodo Yatra – which has been led by Rahul Gandhi since its start in September. During the foot march, the party has covered seven states so far, and is now in Rajasthan. Days after he took oath as the Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister, Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu is set to join Gandhi on Friday along with other newly-elected MLAs of the grand old party. In a tweet in Hindi, the Himachal unit of the Congress said: “Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, Deputy CM Mukesh Agnihotri, along with MLAs will be taking part in the Yatra along with Rahul Gandhi.” In the three months of the foot march, Rahul Gandhi has covered Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Madhya Pradesh among other states. The Kanyakumari to Kashmir Yatra was launched with an aim to revive the grand old party’s connect with masses after back-to-back defeats in elections since 2014. This week, former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan also joined the foot march in Rajasthan. …

How Sukhvinder Sukhu Won Chief Minister Race In Himachal Congress: 10 Factors

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Sukhvinder Sukhu known for an aggressive brand of politics, a style he carries from college days. (File) Shimla/New Delhi: After nearly four decades of his loyalty for the Congress, Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has been chosen as Himachal’s Chief Minister, though rivals will get significant positions for balance. Here are 10 factors behind Sukhvinder Sukhu’s rise to top post: Numbers first: Of the 40 Congress MLAs in the House of 68, Sukhvinder Sukhu has support of more than half. Even in his home district of Hamirpur — also the home district of BJP Union Minister Anurag Thakur and his father, veteran Prem Kumar Dhumal — the Congress won four of five seats while the fifth also went to a Congress leader who had turned a rebel. Self-made image: His rivals Pratibha Singh and Mukesh Agnihotri started politics under the shadow of the late “Raja” Virbhadra Singh — she being wife, he as a journalist-cum-protege. They were pitted against a self-built image of Mr Sukhu, a former student leader who once sold milk and whose father was a bus driver. The …

Pratibha Singh After Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu Named Himachal Chief Minister

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On Friday, the supporters of Pratibha Singh gathered outside the Congress Shimla headquarters Shimla: Just after Congress announced Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu as the next chief minister of Himachal Pradesh, the Congress state president Pratibha Singh said that she accepts the high command’s decision. While coming out of the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) meeting on Saturday, Pratibha Singh told the reporters, “We accept the decision taken by Congress high command.” Earlier today, the former Himachal Congress chief was selected as the chief minister of the state by the party high command, after the CLP meeting, Congress leader Mukesh Agnihotri was appointed as the Deputy Chief Minister. The meeting included leaders like state president Pratibha Singh, CM-designate Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, CM Bhupesh Baghel, Congress state in-charge Rajeev Shukla, leader Bhupinder Yadav, and several others. It is pertinent to note that after speculations made rounds about Mr Sukhu’s appointment as the chief minister, the supporters of Pratibha Singh, wife of former Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, came out and raised slogans near the hotel where the central observers are …

Congress Picks “Ordinary” SS Sukhu Month After Amit Shah’s “Royal” Dig

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Lawyer by training, Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu rose from student politics in Himachal. (File) Shimla/Nadaun/New Delhi: By choosing Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu as the new Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh, the Congress has made a point: That humble origins and grassroots work can be valued over “royalty” and political lineage. This comes even as BJP’s Amit Shah, during the campaign, took a dig that SS Sukhu won’t get the post as he is not “the son or daughter of somebody”. A bus driver’s son from Hamirpur district in a region far from the power centre, Mr Sukhu, 58, once sold milk in Shimla. He began his political career as a student leader at a college in Sanjauli near Shimla, graduating to Himachal Pradesh University campus polls in the 1990s; and then rose through the ranks.  “A matter of pride that the son of an ordinary family will be our chief minister, thanks to our leadership,” senior Congress leader Anand Sharma tweeted, thanking the Gandhis and party chief Mallikarjun Kharge. His chief rival was Pratibha Singh, the state Congress president …

Sukhvinder Sukhu, 4-Time MLA, To Be Himachal Chief Minister: Sources

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Congress’s Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu will be appointed Himachal Chief Minister, sources said Shimla: The Congress’s Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, who headed the party’s campaign committee in Himachal Pradesh, will be appointed the next Chief Minister, sources said today. Mr Sukhu, 58, is an MLA from Nadaun in Hamirpur district. He is likely to take oath tomorrow. Mr Sukhu, a former president of the Himachal Pradesh Congress, is also a four-time MLA and is considered close to party leader Rahul Gandhi. He, however, did not have a smooth working relationship with six-time Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, who died in July last year. Until now, state Congress chief Pratibha Singh, the wife of Virbhadra Singh, and Leader of the Opposition in the outgoing assembly Mukesh Agnihotri had been angling for the Chief Minister’s post. Vastly different in origin from the ex-royal Virbhadra Singh, Mr Sukhu, as an activist at Himachal Pradesh University in Shimla, led the National Students’ Union of India’s state unit in the late 1980s. Earlier this evening, after it came to be known that Pratibha …

On Himachal Chief Minister, Congress MLAs Stick To Tradition: “High Command To Decide”

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Pratibha Singh and Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, two main claimants, after the MLAs’ meeting in Shimla Shimla: After a day of drama over who’ll be the chief minister, the Congress MLAs in Himachal Pradesh this evening passed the party’s traditional one-line resolution, authorising the “high command” to take a decision. The decision is expected by Sunday.  The “high command” essentially means Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, besides Priyanka Gandhi who campaigned aggressively in Himachal along with new national president Mallikarjun Kharge. The MLAs’ meeting was held with central overseers Rajeev Shukla, Bhupinder Hooda and Bhupesh Baghel present to coordinate. They spoke to each MLA to gauge who has more support. “We will submit our report tomorrow to the central leadership, and they can choose whoever they want to,” said Mr Shukla after the meet.   The one-line resolution came after a show of strength by the supporters of state Congress chief Pratibha Singh ahead of the meeting in Shimla, which happens to be her family’s area of dominance.  A horde of party workers raised slogans and even blocked …