Both the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Aam Aadmi Party reacted to former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit’s appointment as Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee (DPCC) within hours of the development.
‘Insults by AAP’
Union Minister and veteran BJP leader Vijay Goel chose to remind her of the “insults” meted out to her by the AAP.
On the other hand, the AAP sought to recall her failures.
“Congratulations to Sheila Dikshit ji for being appointed Delhi Congress President again. Hopefully she hasn’t forgotten the insults heaped upon her by the Aam Aadmi Party time after time [sic],” Mr. Goel tweeted.
Meanwhile, AAP spokesperson Saurabh Bharadwaj said: “Appointing State presidents is internal matter of Congress. In 2013, Sheila Dikshit was the Chief Minister when she lost her own seat to Arvind Kejriwal. Then Congress changed two State presidents and got zero seats in Legislative Assembly and Parliament elections. She was later made Chief Minister candidate for UP which also Congress lost. Bringing her back means a serious deficit of leadership in Delhi Congress. We wish her good health.”