''Women are coming into public spaces in larger numbers than ever before. They are educated, capable, opinionated, and determined.' 'But the more women push for access to public space, the harder they are pushed back -- through attacks like this, through discrimination, through the glass ceiling, through the deliberate denial of recognition.'
Dikshit, 81, passed away on Saturday afternoon at the Fortis Escorts Heart Institute in New Delhi due to cardiac arrest.
The three-time chief minister and senior Congress leader, who gave Delhi its modern look, passed away on Saturday afternoon at a private hospital after suffering a cardiac arrest.
She was admitted to Escorts hospital a few days ago.
The 71-year-old is the first Congress chief minister to win a third term. Dikshit's had to tackle the triple threat of detractors within the party, anti-incumbancy, and a resurgent Bharatiya Janata Party. She has proved with her charisma and good governance over a decade that she is the unmatched leader of the Congress in the national capital leaving her detractors red-faced.
Asked about the committee coming down heavily on Union Home Secretary R K Singh for praising Delhi Police Commissioner after the December 16 incident instead of coming out with an apology, Dikshit said she was happy that the very eminent committee made observations similar to hers.
The former Delhi chief minister said her conscience is clear and she is not scared of anyone.
Seven ministers also took the oath of office and secrecy along with her.
Her rivals have been floating stories that by supporting the Bharatiya Janata Party Sheila Dikshit was trying to pre-empt investigations against her, says Kavita Chowdhury
A day after her government was directed by Union Cabinet Secretary K M Chandrasekhar to take charge of the Commonwealth Games village, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit took stock of maintenance and cleanliness facilities at the complex on Thursday.
'Sweetheart' and 'darling' have been Sheila Dikshit's favourite words for decades -- they go well with her trademark warm, grandmotherly smile. And now, the capital has reciprocated. Dikshit has become the 'darling of Delhi'.On December 8, she became the only chief minister of Delhi to enter into a third successive term. In the 123-year history of the Congress, she is the third chief minister to have this record.
Targeting the Sheila Dikshit government, activist Arvind Kejriwal Friday alleged that power distribution companies in the capital "fudged" their records and "committed fraud" to show losses in their revenue while actually making profits.
Here's a look at some of the political bigwigs in Delhi, who cast their vote on Wednesday
Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit says in an interview that the Centre can continue to handle the city's law and order situation but should reform the police system.
According to reports, Dikshit's political secretary Pawan Khera sent a legal notice to Kejriwal for allegedly using filthy language against the chief minister.
Calling the gangrape of the paramedical student as "horrendous", Sheila Dikshit said the Supreme Court's observation that women in Delhi are not safe was "telling" and says it all.
Dikshit, who resigned from the Chief Minister's post after Congress' drubbing, said her party will analyse what went wrong in the election.
A helpline for women set up with great fanfare by beleaguered Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit through advertisement in newspapers on Monday morning appeared to be "helpless" as it was not working.
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday returned to power in Delhi after more than 26 years to sweep away the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party with a two-thirds majority.
Former Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit on Saturday said Arvind Kejriwal had no option but to resign after losing majority on the floor of the assembly.
Why her own party's top brass was cold to campaigning in the capital. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com
Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit said she was happy with the preparations for the Commonwealth Games.
A day after a man brutally assaulted a young girl who resisted rape attempt, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Wednesday targeted Delhi Police once again, saying women do not feel safe here and "fears have risen" following the incident.
Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Friday termed the 'horrific assault' on the 23-year-old girl as 'most painful' incident for her since she assumed the top post in the capital and said she personally favoured death penalty for rapists.
Speculations were on Thursday rife about the Congress planning to make three-time Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit the party's chief ministerial nominee for next year's assembly election in politically crucial state of Uttar Pradesh, once its stronghold.
The accident occurred when one of the vehicles in Dikshit's convoy tried to save a cyclist who came in between two cars of the entourage.
In the Grand Old Party, no one else has the record of a hat-trick term in the top office of a state other than Mohan Lal Sukhadia, who was the chief minister of Rajasthan for 17 long years, and Krishna Sinha in Bihar for 14 years.
A prominent New Zealand TV host, already under suspension over a race row involving the Indian-origin Governor General, has courted controversy again by deliberately mispronouncing Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit's name in a video clip.
Highly placed sources said late Tuesday night that the decision has been conveyed to 75-year-old Dikshit, who will succeed Nikhil Kumar, a former Delhi Police Commissioner.
AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal, along with his family, cast his vote in the Delhi Assembly elections
As the longest serving woman chief minister who ruled the city state for three consecutive terms from 1998 to 2013, Dikshit ushered in an era of all-round development that transformed Delhi into a world class capital.
Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday set the ball rolling for a direct electoral fight against Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit in the coming Delhi assembly elections. At a convention of Aam Aadmi Party workers, Kejriwal also chose to attack the Bharatiya Janata Party, saying the party fielded weak candidates against Dikshit in the previous polls and challenged BJP's Delhi unit chief Vijay Goel to contest against him and Dikshit.
Dikshit would be assisted by three working presidents -- Devender Yadav, Haroon Yusuf and Rajesh Lilotia.
Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and Congress legislators will meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday evening to seek his intervention on the issue of sealing of illegal businesses in residential premises in Delhi.
Opening a new front against outside supporter Congress, the Delhi government on Monday wrote to the President seeking action against former Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit for alleged irregularities in regularising unauthorised colonies in the metropolis.
The Congress party suffered a crushing defeat in the Delhi elections, failing to secure a single seat in the 70-member assembly for the third consecutive time. Key candidates, including Sheila Dikshit's son, Sandeep Dikshit, lost their deposits. The only consolation for the party was a slight improvement in its vote share, which they attribute to a vigorous campaign and a renewed focus on contesting elections independently. However, the defeat raises questions about the party's ability to compete in the upcoming 2024 Lok Sabha elections, particularly in light of its performance in other recent state elections.
Congress does unto AAP what Kejriwal's party had done to it in Haryana.
Even as the row over Amitabh Bachchan's presence at a Mumbai function refuses to die down, the megastar has claimed that his son Abhishek's posters were "apparently" removed from the venue of WWF's Earth Hour event in New Delhi attended by Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit.
'An event that should have made India proud was being perceived entirely as a money-making enterprise, resting on malpractices and without any benefits whatsoever for the Capital and its people.'
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