Vice-President of India Jagdeep Dhankhar was given a rousing reception upon his arrival at the Annandale helipad in Shimla today. Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla and Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu extended a warm welcome to the Vice-President at the helipad.
Deputy Chief Minister Mukesh Agnihotri and Public Works Minister Vikramaditya Singh, who has been designated as the Minister-in-Waiting for the Vice-President’s visit, were present on the occasion. Lt. General Devender Sharma, GOC-in-C, ARTRAC, Mayor Surender Chauhan, Chief Secretary Prabodh Saxena, Director General of Police Ashok Tiwari, Deputy Commissioner Anupam Kashyap, Superintendent of Police Gaurav Singh, along-with other senior officials of the state government were also present.
At Raj Bhavan, the Vice President was received by Secretary to the Governor C.P. Verma and a ceremonial Guard of Honour was presented.On behalf of the people of Himachal Pradesh, the Governor honoured him by presenting him a traditional Himachali cap, a shawl and a memento.
The Vice-President will be staying at the Raj Bhavan during his visit and is scheduled to visit Solan on Saturday.