Dharamshala, Oct. 22 -- Himachal Pradesh chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Wednesday rejected the BJP's allegations of factionalism within the Congress after skipping the recent unveiling of a statue of former chief minister Virbhadra Singh in Sarahan.

Speaking to the media in Shimla, Sukhu said Congress leaders had come together to honour Virbhadra Singh's legacy and asserted that the unveiling of his statue should not be linked to factionalism within the party.

BJP had alleged that the absence of the CM and the Congress state president from the event reflected the growing internal contradictions within the Congress.

Speaking to reporters at Sanjauli Heliport in Shimla, Sukhu said the BJP's allegations of factionalism in the Co...