India, Oct. 13 -- Congress leader Sonia Gandhi unveiled a statue of six-time chief minister of Himachal Pradesh, Virbhadra Singh, at Daulat Singh Park on the historic Ridge Ground in Shimla on Monday.

The Congress parliamentary party (CPP) chairperson was accompanied by her daughter Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and paid floral tributes to the late leader after inaugurating the six-foot-tall bronze statue that has been installed near the statues of YS Parmar, the first chief minister of Himachal Pradesh, Mahatma Gandhi and former prime ministers Indira Gandhi and Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

Addressing the well-attended gathering, Priyanka said: "Today is a moment of pride for all of us. Virbhadra Singh worked with integrity and lived among the masses...