New Delhi: The three-time Delhi CM Sheila Dikshit, who passed away on Saturday afternoon after a prolonged illness, was laid to rest on Sunday with full state honours at Nigambodh Ghat.
The senior Congress leader died at the age of 81 on Saturday at 3:55 pm when she took her last breath at Fortis Escorts Hospital.
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She was the longest-serving Chief Minister of Delhi till date, she was the chief minister of Delhi from 1998 to 2013.
PM Modi, Rajnath Singh, Sonia Gandhi, Manmohan Singh and other top leaders paid their respects to Sheila Dikshit at her residence on Saturday.
Former Delhi Chief Minister and Congress leader #SheilaDikshit was cremated with state honours, today. pic.twitter.com/Ju9ZV0rvST
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) July 21, 2019
21 Jul 2019, 12:45 PM
#SoniaGandhi and @priyankagandhi pay tribute to former Delhi CM and Senior Congress leader #SheilaDikshit at #Congress Headquarter pic.twitter.com/ZUaUdhcjlg
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) July 21, 2019
21 Jul 2019, 12:00 PM
Mortal remains of former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit being taken from her residence in Nizamuddin to Congress Headquarters.
#Delhi: Mortal remains of former Delhi Chief Minister #SheilaDikshit being taken from her residence in #Nizamuddin to Congress Headquarters. pic.twitter.com/Ixo0CI3Wsm
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) July 21, 2019
21 Jul 2019, 11:27 AM
Senior BJP leader LK Advani pays tribute to former Delhi CM Sheila Dixit
Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader LK Advani pays tribute to former Delhi CM and Senior Congress leader Sheila Dixit who passed away on Saturday
Delhi: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader LK Advani pays tribute to former Delhi CM and Senior Congress leader #SheilaDixit who passed away yesterday. pic.twitter.com/ppVyfmAxoN
— ANI (@ANI) July 21, 2019