Sheila dikshit

Delhi Elections 2020: The 16 constituencies for which the party is yet to announce names include New Delhi, the seat from which Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal is contesting. read more

The scheme, after former three-time Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit who died last year, proposes to increase the pension to senior citizens, widows and differently abled people to \u20B95,000 per month. read more

Senior party leaders said that All India Congress Committee (AICC) Delhi in-charge PC Chacko and the three Delhi Congress working presidents had met Congress’s interim president Sonia Gandhi on Monday to discuss the party’s working in the state. read more

After she resigned in December 1998, losing elections to the Congress, Sheila Dikshit took over the reigns and continued to rule the city for three consecutive terms. read more

Sushma Swaraj, who was the chief minister of Delhi for a brief period from October-December 1998, passed away on Tuesday night due to cardiac arrest. read more

In the letter, Delhi Congress spokesperson Jitender Kochar said the iconic Signature Bridge was Dikshit’s gift to the national capital and it should be renamed after her. read more

An event during a night of early 80s is still remembered for Dikshit’s courage when she grabbed two ruffians for passing lewd remarks at her near Ghantaghar in Kanpur at 1.30am and handed them over to the police. read more

Sheila Dikshit maintained a close relationship with her alma mater. She enrolled in the English honours course at the college in 1955. Later, however, she switched to the then pass course. read more

Early this year, Sheila Dikshit was pulled out of a virtual retirement, to head the Delhi Congress just three months before the Lok Sabha elections. read more

Sheila Dikshit is known for introducing environment friendly policies in the city during her tenure. read more

B S Vohra, president, federation of east Delhi RWAs said, “She had empowered the institution of RWAs and given a voice to those who were governed.” read more

Sheila Dikshit, 81, had fought at least eight state and general elections. The 2019 Lok Sabha polls were her last where she unsuccessfully contested from North East Delhi. read more

Hundreds of Delhi citizens participated in the funeral procession and later the final rites conducted with full state honours. read more

Delhi will remember her with fondness and gratitude read more

Former prime minister and Dikshit’s party colleague Manmohan Singh said that in her death, the country has lost “a dedicated Congress leader of the masses”. read more