Shimla, Aug. 15 -- Former BJP state president and Member of Parliament (MP) from Shimla, Suresh Kashyap, has urged the Central government to keep the historic Gugga Madi ground in Subathu Cantonment (Solan district) open for use by the general public, just as it has been in the past.

In this regard, the MP wrote to the Union minister of state for defence, Sanjay Seth, apprising him of the sentiments of the local citizens and requesting him to issue necessary instructions to the concerned officials.

Kashyap said that he had received a detailed representation from the citizens demanding that the Gugga Madi ground remain accessible to the public as before. He said that the Gugga Madi ground is a prominent public space in the Subathu area, ...