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Congress candidate from New Delhi Assembly, Sandeep Dikshit, accused AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal of degrading the level of politics and making it "dirty" by using inappropriate language against the then Delhi Chief Minister and Congress veteran Sheila Dikshit.
Sandeep Dikshit, the son of Sheila Dikshit, was conducting a door-to-door campaign in the New Delhi Assembly constituency. When asked about Kejriwal's statement made during a speech, in which he said, "Sheila Dikshit was a good woman and used to fight free and fair elections," Sandeep Dikshit hit back at Kejriwal. "Look at how he (Arvind Kejriwal) spoke about Sheila Dikshit at that time. He used inappropriate language against her, did they not remember then that she was a civilised woman?... Arvind Kejriwal is directly responsible for degrading the level of politics in Delhi and making it dirty... He has poisoned the culture of politics in Delhi...," Dikshit saiD. Notably, Sheila Dikshit was the longest-serving Chief Minister of Delhi, and also the longest-serving female Chief Minister of any Indian state, having served for 15 years from 1998 to 2013. Further, commenting on the work done by his mother as CM, Dikshit mentioned the closure of muster rolls and said,"We are getting a very good response. The people are very disappointed with Arvind Kejriwal and the BJP. The biggest issue here is that the muster rolls have been shut down for the last 10 years by the NDMC... People want the muster rolls from Shiela Dikshit's tenure should be resumed..." Earlier, Dikshit filed his nomination papers for the New Delhi Assembly on Thursday, setting up a triangular contest between Congress, BJP, and the ruling AAP. BJP has fielded Parvesh Verma for the seat, while AAP has placed Kejriwal in the contest. Voting for the 70-member Delhi Assembly is scheduled for February 5, with votes to be counted on February 8. (ANI)
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