Shimla, August 4, 2015: Rich tributes were paid to the first Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh Dr.Y.S.Parmar on his 109th birth anniversary at Shimla today. Chief Minister Shri Virbhadra Singh paid floral tributes to Dr. Parmar at his statue at The Ridge and later on at State Vidhan Sabha.
Speaking at the function organized in Vidhan Sabha to commemorate birth anniversary of Dr. Parmar, Shri Virbhadra Singh said that Dr. Parmar was a great visionary and leader of repute. The Chief Minister said the State Government was working hard to realize the dream of Dr. Parmar to make Himachal Pradesh the most progressive, self-sufficient and prosperous State. The State Government was following the foot steps of Dr. Parmar for uniform and speedy development of all areas of the State rising above all the considerations.
Shri Virbhadra Singh said he had been following the ideals of Dr. Parmar and was working committedly for all-round development of the State. Today, Himachal was one of the fast developing State and also a model of development for other hill states, he added.
He said that the issue raised by Dr. Parmar pertaining to Statehood was taken lightly by some but his dreams were accomplished. It was due to continuous efforts of the successive Congress governments that Himachal today stands as a pioneer State in development.
Speaker, H.P. Vidhan Sabha Shri B.B.L. Butail said that Dr. Parmar had a lot of knowledge of human psychology and made research in Himalayan polyandry. He was a great litterateur and had great interest in reading. He was committed towards preservation of forests and formulated idea of forest farming. He referred Dr. Parmar as iron man of Himachal Pradesh.
Irrigation and Public Health Minister Smt. Vidya Stokes, Transport Minister Shri G.S. Bali, Industries Minister Shri Mukesh Agnihotri, Chief Parliamentary Secretaries Shri Neeraj Bharti, Shri Vinay Kumar, Shri Nand Lal, Shri Rohit Thakur, and Shri Sohan Lal, MLAs, family members of Dr. Y.S. Parmar, District Congress President, Shimla Rural Shri Kehar Singh Khachi, Mayor, Shri Sanjay Chauhan, Deputy Mayor Shri Tikender Panwar, former MLAs, Vice Chairman State Planning Board Shri G.R. Musafir, Chairman, HIMFED Shri Ajay Bahadur, Chairman, Milkfed Shri Chet Ram Thakur, Vice Chairman, HIMUDA Shri Yashwant Chajta, councilors of Shimla Municipal Corporation, Director General of Police Shri Sanjay Kumar, Deputy Commissioner Shri Dinesh Malhotra, Commissioner, MC Shri Pankaj Rai and citizens of the town also offered tributes to Dr. Y.S. Parmar.
Date:
Tuesday, August 4, 2015