CM urges people to participate in vaccination drive against Covid-19

Dharamsala: Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur has urged the people of the State to participate in the vaccination drive against Covid-19 so that the spread of this pandemic could be checked against the third possible wave.  He said , "The State Government has launched the vaccination campaign at a large scale and Himachal Pradesh was amongst the leading States in this campaign."

The Chief Minister was speaking while listening to the public grievances at Kangra Rest House today. He said that the State Government was fully geared up to handle the situation and all arrangements have been made to tackle the third possible wave of this pandemic effectively. He said that effective steps were being taken to strengthen health services in Dr. Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College Tanda and other major health institutions of the State.

Earlier today the Chief Minister visited the house of MLA Arun Kumar at Nagrota Bagwan in Kangra district to express his condolences on the death of the mother of the MLA.

The Chief Minister prayed to the Almighty to give peace to the departed soul and strength to the bereaved family members to bear the irreparable loss.

Speaker H.P. Vidhan Sabha Vipin Singh Parmar, MP and State BJP President Suresh Kashyap, Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Sarveen Chaudhary, MLA Vishal Nehriya, MLA Ravi Dhiman, MLA Arjun Thakur, Wool Federation Chairman Trilok Kapoor, BJP Sangathan Minister Pawan Rana,  Zila Parishad Chairman Ramesh Brar and former Rajya Sabha MP Kripal Parmar also expressed their sympathies with the bereaved family members.