Sheila Dikshit

Congress Leader Blames Sheila Dikshit For "Downfall", Quits

India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday February 12, 2020

A day after the Congress's second consecutive crash in the Delhi election, senior leader PC Chacko has offered to quit amid condemnation of his comments apparently pointing a finger at Sheila Dikshit, a widely-respected party leader who died last year. Delhi Congress chief Subhash Chopra has also offered his resignation.

Delhi Results: Congress Bowled Out For Duck, 63 Candidates Lose Deposit

India News | Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Tuesday February 11, 2020

Yet another Delhi election, yet another humiliating defeat. The Congress's hopes for a revival in Delhi, riding on late Sheila Dikshit's performance as chief minister, were dashed by the Aam Aadmi Party, which scored a landslide victory in the national capital.

Delhi Election Results 2020: "What Congress Shouldn't Do": Leader As Party Stares At 0 In Delhi Again

India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Tuesday February 11, 2020

As the Congress stared at a duck in the second consecutive election in Delhi, its leaders went public with harsh and unfiltered critique about the party's future and the need to act now. "Decimated again," tweeted Congress leaders like Sharmishtha Mukherjee and Khushbu Sundar.

"Matter Of Shame" Educated Youths Running Around For Jobs: Manmohan Singh

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday February 4, 2020

Former prime minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday said it is a "matter of shame" that despite being educated our youths have to run around for jobs and asserted that "solid steps" will be taken to deal with unemployment if Congress comes to power in Delhi.

"Why?": Priyanka Gandhi Vadra On BJP's Promise To Adopt Uttar Pradesh Model In Delhi

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Tuesday February 4, 2020

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's supposed promise to replicate his state's development model in Delhi if the BJP is elected to power drew a sharp jibe from Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday. "Why?" she wanted to know.

In Congress Delhi Campaign Song, Sheila Dikshit's Legacy Is The Highlight

Delhi News | Edited by Swati Bhasin | Saturday January 18, 2020

Former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit's legacy during her 15-year stint is the focus of the Congress theme song released by the party on Friday ahead of the assembly elections.

Polls Closing In, Delhi Congress Finally Gets A Chief In Subhash Chopra

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Wednesday October 23, 2019

The Congress appointed party leader Subhash Chopra as the chief of its Delhi unit on Thursday. The position had been lying vacant ever since former Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit died on July 20.

Sheila Dikshit's Most Expensive Trip Was For C-40 Climate Summit In 2007: Report

Delhi News | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday October 12, 2019

While Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was denied permission from the Central government for the C40 World Mayors Summit in Denmark, saying it was a "mayor-level" summit, then Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit was part of the summit in 2007 and it was her most expensive foreign trip ever, according to information accessed through the Right to Infor...

Sheila Dikshit's Son Writes To Congress Leader Who Reversed Her Order

Delhi News | ANI | Friday October 11, 2019

Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit, son of former Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit, has written a "personal letter" to the party's Delhi in-charge PC Chacko.

Delhi Congress Leaders Meet Sonia Gandhi Over New State Unit Chief

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday September 7, 2019

To build consensus over the new Delhi Congress chief's post, lying vacant since the death of Sheila Dikshit, party interim chief Sonia Gandhi in Delhi todaymet a delegation of the state party leaders.

"Sheila Dikshit Guided Me Like Older Sister": Sonia Gandhi

India News | ANI | Sunday August 11, 2019

UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi said on Saturday that former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit guided her "more like an older sister than party colleague" when she became party chief in 1998 and described her as "the best and most effective chief minister we have had".

Navjot Sidhu As Delhi Congress Chief? No Such Decision, Says Party Leader

India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Thursday August 1, 2019

As Navjot Singh Sidhu's name circulated in various reports for Delhi Congress chief, a post vacant after veteran Sheila Dikshit's death last month, the party on Wednesday denied any such decision.

Will Fulfil Sheila Dikshit Dream Of Making Delhi World Class: Congress

Delhi News | ANI | Friday July 26, 2019

Working presidents of Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee (DPCC) on Thursday paid tribute to the party's late veteran leader Sheila Dikshit and said they will carry forward her dream of making Delhi a world-class city.

"Friends In Personal Life": Sushma Swaraj Pays Tribute To Sheila Dikshit

India News | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Sunday July 21, 2019

Senior BJP leader Sushma Swaraj visited the residence of Sheila Dikshit today morning to pay her respects after the former Delhi chief minister died from a cardiac arrest on Saturday evening

Sheila Dikshit Cremated With State Honours, Hundreds Attend Funeral

Delhi News | Reported by Amitoj Singh, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Monday July 22, 2019

Political leaders from across party lines said farewell to three-time Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, who died on Saturday after a cardiac arrest at the age of 81. The veteran Congress leader was cremated on Sundayat a state funeral. The Delhi government has announced a two-day mourning, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia tweeted.