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Congress in Himachal Faces Internal Strife Over Neglect of Late CM Virbhadra Singh
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News18•08-10-2026, 11:36
Congress in Himachal Faces Internal Strife Over Neglect of Late CM Virbhadra Singh
- •Former state Congress president Pratibha Singh expressed strong anger after late veteran leader Virbhadra Singh was ignored in posters and speeches during CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu's Rohru visit.
- •Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has maintained silence on the entire controversy and Pratibha Singh's public criticism.
- •State Congress President Vinay Kumar issued a clarification, calling the missing posters a possible oversight that will not be repeated.
- •Virbhadra Singh had a historic five-term consecutive MLA connection with Rohru from 1990 to 2007.
- •Tensions between the Virbhadra family faction and CM Sukhu's faction have surfaced multiple times, including past controversies over event posters and statue land allotments.
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Pratibha Singh expressed anger after veteran leader and former six-time Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh was omitted from posters and speeches during CM Sukhu's visit to Rohru. She questioned why efforts are already being made to forget him less than four years after his passing.
State Congress President Vinay Kumar clarified that omitting the posters should not have happened and suggested it may have been an oversight that will not be repeated in the future.
Virbhadra Singh was also left off posters during the government's third-anniversary Sankalp Rally in Mandi in December 2025, and his son Vikramaditya Singh faced severe struggles to install his statue on the Ridge ground.
