Tributes paid to late Congress leader and three time CM Sheila Dikshit

The three-time chief minister and president of Delhi as well as Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee, former MP and union minister was remembered today in Delhi by her followers, Congressmen, and leaders of Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee.

A condolence meeting was organized by district Krishna Nagar Congress Committee at Preet Vihar in East Delhi and floral tributes paid to this towering leader of Congress party. All those present on this occasion termed Sheila Dikshit as a towering leader of the masses who dedicated her entire life to the service of the nation and the party.

Her former cabinet colleagues viz former finance minister in Delhi government Ashok Walia, former power minister Dr. Narendra Nath, former MLA Naseeb Singh, senior journalist and Congress leader Vijay Shankar Chaturvedi, Rajesh Pandey and several others while paying their respectful tributes said that during her one and a half-decade chief ministership the capital of the country NCT of Delhi witnessed historic Common Wealth Games, introduction of Metro Rail Project, construction of flyovers and widespread infrastructural development which no other government had executed in the past.

The Congress leaders said that Sheila Dikshit always worked for the poor, downtrodden and the people of the lowest ebb of the society and was duly respected by one and all, even her adversaries across party and ideological lines.

While hailing her leadership acumen and pro-farmer policies these leaders said that during her 15-year tenure the green belt of Delhi which merely had 9% of trees grew to a whopping 96%. Late Sheila Dikshit’s son and former MP from East Delhi, Sandeep Dikshit also paid floral tributes to her mother and extended his heartfelt gratitude to one and all who’d taken so much pain to remember his late mother who had dedicated her entire life for the welfare and well being of the masses.

It must also be remembered that during her 15 years rule of Delhi, Sheila Dikshit and her government was marred with a host of corruption charges, one of which that came to limelight was the corruption in Common Wealth Games. Among other charges of corruption in the CWG itself, Arvind Kejriwal led Delhi Government had directed Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) to lodge an FIR in the 90 cr street light project implemented during the 2010 Commonwealth Games.  A panel headed by a former Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) had already indicted then Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on the issue. The Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project in Delhi, which was initiated by her also failed miserably. She was also accused of procuring these low floor buses at higher costs.