SHIMLA, Himachal Pradesh, March 22 -- The Department of Information and Public Relations, Himachal Pradesh issued the following press release:
Deputy Chief Minister Mukesh Agnihotri today here said that former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was well aware that Himachal Pradesh was a small hilly state and facing immense challenges in achieving economic self-reliance due to its difficult topography. Despite this, she accorded priority to the political aspirations and sentiments of the people of this region and granted full statehood to Himachal Pradesh from the historic Ridge. He said this while inaugurating a three-day brainstorming exercise 'Samriddh Himachal 2045' at Dr Manmohan Singh Himachal Pradesh Institute of Public Administration (HIP...