Shimla, March 5 -- Expressing gratitude after being nominated as the Congress candidate for the Rajya Sabha from Himachal Pradesh, 48-year-old Congress leader and Kangra District Congress Committee president Anurag Sharma said the decision reflects the party leadership's commitment to recognising grassroots workers.

Speaking to ANI in Shimla on Thursday, a day after celebrating his birthday, Sharma said the opportunity given to an ordinary party worker like him was a matter of great pride and responsibility.

"For me this is a very big moment. Our party president Mallikarjun Kharge ji, our leader Rahul Gandhi ji, and my guide and the Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu ji, along with the party high command, have shown trust in a worker...