Overview

• The six-foot bronze likeness stands at Daulat Singh Park on The Ridge near statues of Y. S. Parmar, Mahatma Gandhi, Indira Gandhi and Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
• Priyanka Gandhi Vadra joined Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, Deputy CM Mukesh Agnihotri, HPCC chief Pratibha Singh and leaders including Sachin Pilot, Deepender Hooda, Rajni Patil and Rajiv Shukla.
• Renowned sculptors Ram V Sutar and Anil Ram Sutar created the statue, with a reported total cost of about ₹40 lakh, including ₹24 lakh for construction and ₹16 lakh for installation.
• PWD minister Vikramaditya Singh said the Himachal government will fund installation and upkeep, with the unveiling and a subsequent rally organized under the Raja Virbhadra Singh Foundation.
• Police reported a large turnout with tightened security, deploying roughly 400 personnel and imposing traffic curbs that paused heavy vehicle movement until 3 pm.