Who is Vikramaditya Singh, minister who resigned from Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu’s cabinet | Shimla News

SHIMLA: In a setback for the Congress government in Himachal Pradesh, Vikramaditya Singhminister of state and son of former chief minister Virbhadra Singh, resigned from his post on Wednesday.
Vikramaditya Singh announced his decision at a press conference following the declaration of the Himachal Pradesh Rajya Sabha election results on Tuesday.

Who is Vikramaditya Singh
Born on October 17, 1989, Vikramaditya Singh is an MP from Shimla rural constituency. He is the son of late former CM Virbhadra Singh. His mother, Pratibha Singh, is an MP from Mandi and also the state Congress leader.
Vikramaditya Singh is a two-time MP. He won his first election in 2017 and repeated his performance in 2023.
Why did he resign?
Vikramaditya Singh said, “All I would like to say is that in the current circumstances, it is not right for me to continue to be a part of the government. I therefore decided to resign from the Council of Ministers. resign from his post as minister. »
Education
In 2016, he completed his Master of Arts in History from St. Stephen’s College, Delhi, following his Bachelor of Arts with distinction in 2011 from Hans Raj College, University of Delhi.
Political career
Vikramaditya’s active political journey began in 2013 when he joined hands with the HP Congress Committee. He was elected president of Himachal Pradesh State Youth Congress from 2013 to 2017.
In 2017, he won the Shimla Rural constituency as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly, and again in 2022. On 8 January 2023, he became the Urban Development Minister of Himachal, PWD, Youth Services and Sports. Pradesh in the Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu ministry.

End thread Virbhadra Singh
Vikramaditya Singh is the son of late Virbhadra Singh. Virbhadra, the son of late Raja Sir Padam Singh of Bushahr State, was born on June 23, 1934 at Sarahan in Shimla district. He held various important political positions throughout his career, including several terms as the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh and as an MP.
He was re-elected to the thirteenth Vidhan Sabha (9th term) in December 2017 from Arki Assembly constituency.
I attended the Pran Pratishtha ceremony of the Ayodhya temple despite the refusal of the party
He also displayed a defiant stance during the inauguration of the Ram Temple. Despite being a Congress minister, Vikramaditya Singh received an invitation to the consecration ceremony of Ram Lalla in Ayodhya on January 22.
While the entire group kept their distance from the event, he chose to break ranks and attend the ceremony in Ayodhya. His participation in an event at the Ram Temple sparked controversy.