Shimla, March 5 -- The Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee (HPCC) Chief Vinay Kumar on Thursday welcomed the nomination of Kangra District Congress Committee president Anurag Sharma as the party's candidate for the Rajya Sabha from the state, saying the decision reflects the Congress leadership's commitment to promoting grassroots workers.

Speaking to ANI in Shimla after Sharma filed his nomination papers, Kumar thanked the party's national leadership for giving priority to an organisational worker who had risen through various party wings.

"First of all, I would like to thank our National President, Mallikarjun Kharge ji and Rahul Gandhi ji for giving preference to a worker from the organisation. Anurag Sharma has come through the rank...