Sheila Dikshit Death Anniversary: Congress Leaders, Arvind Kejriwal, Dr Harsh Vardhan Pay Tributes to Former Delhi CM
Leaders across the political spectrum on Monday paid tributes to late Sheila Dikshit who died on July 20 last year.
New Delhi, July 20: Leaders across the political spectrum on Monday paid tributes to late Sheila Dikshit who died on July 20 last year. Sheila Dikshit, the longest-serving chief minister of Delhi, died after a cardiac arrest. Incumbent Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was among first who remembered Dikshit on her first death anniversary. Besides, several Congress leaders and Dikshit's fans paid homage to the late Congress leader.┬аFrom Manohar Parrikar to Sushma Swaraj And Sheila Dikshit, Politicians That India Lost┬аin 2019.
"Sincere tribute to former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on her death anniversary," Kejriwal tweeted in Hindi. Here it may be noted that it was Kejriwal and his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) which defeated Dikshit and ended her 15-year-long stint as Delhi Chief Minister in 2013. Remembering Dikshit on her first death anniversary, the Congress party described her as "architecture of modern Delhi".
Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Union Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan said Sheila Dikshit will always be remembered for her compassionate behaviour. "She had political opponents, but no enemies," Harsh Vardhan tweeted while paying tributes to Dikshit.
Leaders Pay Tributes to Sheila Dikshit on Her First Death Anniversary:
Sheila Dikshit served as Delhi Chief Minister┬аfor 15 years from 1998 to 2013. She also served as Governor of Kerala for seven months from March 2014 to August 2014.┬аDikshit was married to Vinod Dikshit, son of independence activist and former West Bengal Governor Uma Shankar Dikshit.
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