Shimla, March 5 -- The Congress leaders Chetan Chauhan and Vidit Chaudhary, co-incharges of the All India Congress Committee (AICC) for Himachal Pradesh, on Thursday welcomed the party's decision to nominate Kangra District Congress Committee president Anurag Sharma to the Rajya Sabha, calling it a major message for grassroots workers and the younger generation of leaders.

Speaking to ANI in Shimla after Anurag Sharma filed his nomination papers, the two leaders said the decision reflected the Congress leadership's effort to promote leaders who have risen through the ranks of the organisation, while also reacting cautiously to remarks made earlier by senior Congress leader Anand Sharma.

Chetan Chauhan said the decision to nominate a lea...