Three-time Delhi chief minister and Congress stalwart Sheila Dikshit, 81, who gave the national capital its modern look, passed away on Saturday afternoon at a private hospital here after suffering cardiac arrest. Born in 1938 in Kapurthala, Punjab as Sheila Kapoor, Dikshit went to Miranda House in University of Delhi for her studies. In her career as Delhi's longest-serving CM, Sheila Dikshit transformed the infrastructure of the national capital giving it a look sprawling with wide roads, flyovers and world-class Metro service. Despite her hard work, Dikshit met with hurdles and setbacks as Congress grappled with corruption scandals at the Centre. The rise of Arvind Kejriwal and his Aam Aadmi Party shook Dikshit's hold on the national capital.

Source: dna July 20, 2019 23:37 UTC