Shimla, May 20 -- Himachal public works minister Vikramaditya Singh said on Monday that strong leadership skills are a top criterion for the post of state Congress chief that the person on this position "should not be a rubber stamp".

Vikramaditya, the son of six-time Himachal chief minister Virbhadra Singh and current state Congress chief Pratibha Singh, said a new president should be a mass leader who can connect with people and strengthen the party.

Pratibha Singh was the only office bearer of Himachal Congress to be retained when Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge had dissolved the committee along with the district and block units on November 6, 2024.

Vikramaditya's statement comes at a time when a section of Congress l...