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Indeed con- Sheila Dikshit, India has lost temporary Delhi is itself a trib- because, as president of the By Chandan Mitra the Delhi Assembly by her one of the last remaining politi- ute to the vision and energy of Delhi Pradesh Congress boss Rahul Gandhi once more. cians with dignity and vision. the City-State’s longest-serving Committee she was enthusias- issue, she braved the crisis by overs and underpasses, planner (Her accessibility too was Indeed they don’t make politi- Chief Minister who untiringly tically immersed in political firmly implementing the of a drastic overhaul of road legendary. Personally, I will cians like her any more. She worked for its people till almost activities till the evening before Supreme Court order to direct structures, a massive proponent miss her classy but frugal will be remembered for many her last breath. Apart from her she was taken ill. In an age Delhi’s public transport vehicles of metro rail and other trans- breakfast over which we things, but mostly for her con- visionary leadership, Dikshit when politics is the preserve of to shift to CNG from polluting port innovations, Sheila Dikshit exchanged views at her invita- tribution to the making of the will be remembered for her the uncivil, she was an embod- fuels like diesel almost lived and died for Delhi’s bet- tion very often despite my ide- new, New Delhi, a city built not charm, affability and connect iment of civility who bore mal- overnight. She withstood a terment. Despite her suppos- ological difference with her). by conquerors like the Mughals with a city she made her own. ice towards none, her ideolog- barrage of criticism; it is truly edly elitist background, her She came under a cloud as or British but by creating the A dedicated Congress ical enemies included. commendable that she stood dedication to the city’s under- a result of the actions of some Ninth Delhi — by Indians, for ! worker, she continued to lead A devoted lover of nature, her ground so that we can con- privileged ensured she won of her colleagues over the organ- Indians. She made us proud by " Q M Q the party despite her advanced she worried about the degra- tinue to breathe Delhi’s air three successive elections, no isation of the Commonwealth lending our Capital a heart and % & age and failing health. Her dation of the environment of even now despite its arguably mean feat in our highly com- Games, but undoubtedly it was soul besides making it a city Q " " " sudden death on Saturday, nev- India’s Capital. When most polluted content. petitive political milieu and had one of the most spectacular, befitting India’s growing pros- ' ertheless, came as a shock political leaders ducked the Architect of myriad fly- recently been tasked to regain world-class sporting extrava- perity and global stature. "% " ' Q % ( ) Q )$""$" and three-time CM of Delhi, she #", %$O.&#$.+(+10 # ""# transformed the face of Delhi. 0++/$#+"+2&1+&1+0&10+$ !% & ormer Delhi Chief Minister Our condolences to her family +/1+0/.+2&+.+$"'0(+"0&0+3&"'+// #!!(#!"+!' **' Fand Congress leader Sheila and friends. Hope they find +#40+/&""#%&"$"' $$%#" " Dikshit died at the age of 81 on strength in this time of grief.” "#, %"'!"## ) " ! & "!("""#"#$4" ! #$ $&- Saturday at 3.55pm. 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My condolences to her fam- #!! time Delhi Chief Minister had Modi paid his tributes to ily & the citizens of Delhi, whom she served ))# "!"! " "# " cardiac arrhythmia (irregular senior Congress leader selflessly as a 3 term CM, in this time of great $ )"$!%#"# " " 1 heart beat) and had to be imme- at her residence. Former grief,” Rahul Gandhi wrote on Twitter. ",#!-!!" #! ( " diately put on ventilator. Congress president and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal "%&"$"' !"##$ “A multi-disciplinary team of UPA chairperson Sonia tweeted, “It is a huge loss for Delhi and her ( doctors, led by Dr Ashok Seth, Gandhi too paid her contribution will always be remembered. My #!0!! " %!" * 1 Chairman of the hospital, carried tributes to Sheila at her heartfelt condolences to her family members. ))$ # 2 ) M out the advanced resuscitative residence. She met the May her soul rest in peace.” ) "!"#"#"! measures. Her condition was Sheila’s sister Rama Delhi BJP president and North-East Delhi % $ !""" $$& & stabilised temporarily. However, Dikshit and expressed MP Manoj Tiwari said in a tweet that he was !)) "!"! " "# %M she had another cardiac arrest her condolences. deeply pained to hear the sad and sudden $ )" #!& !)! ""'! $! 45 and despite all the resuscitative Others who paid their last demise of Sheila Dikshit. Tiwari and Dikshit #! '#")! / efforts, she passed away at 3.55 respects included senior contested against each other for the North-East $"#)"#!"##!## %" ($ !) " * pm on Saturday,” said a Congress leaders Jyotiraditya Delhi Lok Sabha seat in the 2019 general elec- $#%)#)" )%!$ )!" ! spokesperson of the hospital. Scindia, Shivraj Patil, Ahmed tions. $"(!"#$)# ""* Dikshit underwent a heart Patel and Jagdish Tytler, LJP Turn to Page 4 !""! $!% , surgery in France last year. Dr leader Sharad Yadav and CPI(M) !(#!"O$)!! Ashok Seth had earlier advised leaders Sitaram Yechury and #% #! " " her to undergo the procedure Brinda Karat. $$$"#$)! $# "!"! 0 performed at University Hospital President Ram Nath Kovind #!!(#!"+!&3$!"# ! % - ! ',+ in Lille, France, under the care of tweeted, “Her term in office was )$ !"'# ))$ ( % N O Dr Thomas Modine. a period of momentous trans- )$ " "# "!"! " $"#+,$ She was currently serving as formation for the capital for #!O$ )" the Delhi Congress chief, a charge which she will be remembered. $%+$"$/0+ +"#&#$ )$$$$ 1 she took over in January this year. Condolences to her family and # ($""# " Condolences poured in from associates.” !% )" various quarters. The Congress “I’m devastated to hear ")! !! $ #!!(#!"&&& # Q party tweeted, “We regret to hear about the passing away of Sheila ) )" " )"! "# $"# # " % of the passing of Smt Sheila Dikshit Ji, a beloved daughter of !" #!##! %"!)!$$ ))$ %& ( M M Dikshit. Lifelong congresswoman the " % +/$#+"0 % 0&$"# ".(+,++ " L " - 9 % ) " + P ( " " ! According to a media report, 18 eral of Ports and Maritime Affairs of " " ( Indian nationals are among the 23 Hormuzgan province, as saying. ndia on Saturday said it was in crew members of the oil tanker Stena Bulk, a Swedish company / & "Q Itouch with Iran to secure release seized by Iran amid fresh escalation which owns the vessel, said they have ( of the Indians on board a British- of tensions in the Gulf region. The been unable to contact the ship. " / Q . flagged oil tanker seized by the Gulf Stena Impero was seized on Friday “Soon after the vessel was " country in the Strait of Hormuz. by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard. approached by unidentified small “We are ascertaining further Iran’s seizure of a British-flagged naval craft and a helicopter during " . .& details on the incident. Our Mission oil tanker was allegedly due to a col- her transit of the Strait of Hormuz 1" %' is in touch with the Government of lision with an Iranian fishing boat, in international waters...The vessel & " " ! Iran to secure the early release and Iran’s official news agency IRNA said. suddenly deviated from her passage Q % repatriation of Indian nationals,” “There are 18 Indians and five to Jubail and headed north towards 1 M External