Shimla, Aug. 20 -- The Himachal Pradesh Congress leaders on Wednesday observed the 81st birth anniversary of former Prime Minister and Bharat Ratna Rajiv Gandhi as Sadbhavana Diwas, paying floral tributes at Rajiv Chowk in Shimla.

Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, Deputy Chief Minister Mukesh Agnihotri, Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee (HPCC) President Pratibha Singh, and other senior party leaders participated in the event. On the occasion, the Chief Minister also administered the Sadbhavana pledge to employees at the state Secretariat.

Speaking to the media, CM Sukhu described Rajiv Gandhi as the "architect of modern India" who served as the country's Prime Minister for five years and "sacrificed his life for the unity and int...