In her first address to party workers after the Congress was swept out of power in the Delhi Assembly polls, former Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit exuded confidence on Monday and said her party would “bounce back”. She exhorted party workers to get ready for fresh polls and attacked BJP and the Aam Aadmi Party for making impossible promises to get votes.
“It seems the apprehension (of fresh election) is going to be reality as an era of instability is hovering over the city. I am confident that Congress will bounce back as we did every time we lagged behind,” she said. Asking the party workers to start preparation for polls, Dikshit told them to leave the disappointment of the defeat behind and work unitedly to ensure Congress’ thumping victory in the time to come.
Slamming BJP and AAP for declining to form the Government, Dikshit said Congress has been consistently working for the people and expressed confidence that when people vote again, they will keep in mind her performance in the last 15 years. “Both the major parties in the new Assembly have been running away from their responsibilities of Government formation as they are not sure about their governing capabilities. These parties made impossible promises to people during elections,” she said.
The AAP had promised to cut power tariff by 50 per cent and supply 700 litres of water free to each household daily while the BJP had said that it will slash the electricity rates by 30 per cent. Dikshit said she has confidence in the capabilities of the party workers. “If you take a vow to work hard sincerely, the party can return to power,” Dikshit said.
She also expressed apprehensions of slowing down of implementation of various infrastructure projects in Delhi in the next few months as both BJP and AAP declined to form the Government. Former Transport Minister Ramakant Goswami, who was defeated in the polls, was also present in the meeting.