Shimla, March 5 -- Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Thursday said the Congress party's decision to nominate a grassroots leader like Anurag Sharma to the Rajya Sabha reflects the leadership's vision to promote workers who have risen through the organisational ranks, even as senior leader Anand Sharma's remarks expressing disappointment triggered political discussion.

Speaking to ANI in Shimla after Anurag Sharma filed his nomination for the Rajya Sabha seat from Himachal Pradesh, Sukhu said the nomination of a grassroots worker was a significant step that demonstrates the party's commitment to empowering ordinary workers.

"Sending a grassroots leader to the Rajya Sabha is a very big thought. Certainly, an ordina...