CM reviews arrangements for Rahul Gandhi's rally at Mandi

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, along with Congress' in-charge for the state Sushil Kumar Shinde and co-incharge Ranjeeta Ranjan, today reviewed the arrangements for party vice-president Rahul Gandhi's rally at the Paddal ground in Mandi tomorrow.
Rahul Gandhi is scheduled to address the "Vikas se Vijay" rally of the Congress at Mandi.
Singh, Shinde and Ranjan reached Mandi from Kullu, inspected the venue of the rally and issued necessary instructions.
The chief minister held a meeting with government officials and Congress workers and directed them to ensure adequate parking facilities at the venue of the rally, so that traffic was not disrupted and no inconvenience was caused to the public.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had addressed a BJP rally at Paddal on October 8 last year, while he addressed a meeting at Shimla on April 27 this year and at Bilaspur on October 3.
The BJP has criticised the Congress government in the state for organising the rally and "misusing" the official machinery.

"The Congress does not have the courage to take out a rally and that is why, a government rally is being held, for which all the ministers, chairpersons and vice chairpersons ofthe boards and corporations have been asked to mobilise people," state BJP vice-president Ganesh Dutt alleged.

"It is a betrayal of the people of the state and acceptance of defeat," he added.
Singh also laid the foundation stones of a senior secondary school building at Dlurah (Seraj) at an outlay of Rs 56.53 lakh, additional accommodation of the Mandi Circuit House at an outlay of Rs 1.15 crore and a flow irrigation scheme at Chirdi, worth Rs 1.73 crore, for the benefit of those living in the villages of Dhar, Bodhal Chandru, Chambi, Khaterwari and Bharari in the Sundernagar tehsil.
The chief minister also inaugurated a double-lane bridge across the Jawal rivulet in Bagsaid. The bridge was built at a cost of Rs 1.90 crore, which was borne from the Central Road Fund (CRF).