Shimla, Sept. 18 -- The statue of Virbhadra Singh, who remained the chief minister for six times, will now be unveiled at The Ridge in Shimla on October 13.

This was stated by Himachal public works minister Vikramaditya Singh, who is also the president of the Raja Virbhadra Singh Foundation.

At present The Ridge has four statues, Mahatma Gandhi, former PM Indira Gandhi, Dr YS Parmar, the state's founder chief minister, and the recently established one of former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee besides a bust of former lieutenant general Daulat Singh.

The statue was to be unveiled on Virbhadra's birth anniversary on June 23. He passed away on July 8, 2021, after prolonged illness. However, the unveiling of the statute was initially deferred due ...