Delhi polls: Inflation-hit CM reaches out, crowd not impressed

NEW DELHI: Chief minister Sheila Dikshit on Friday tried to strike a chord of sympathy with the residents of outer Delhi by raking up the issue of onion prices and claimed that even she was affected when the prices soared to Rs 100 per kilogram last month. However, her speech did little to hold the attention of the crowd at her campaign rally.

Dikshit's speech at Nangloi, Munka and Kirari did not seem to impress the crowd and many were seen leaving the rally after just 10 minutes into her speech. Popular Punjabi pop singer Daler Mehndi proved to be a bigger crowd-puller than Dikshit and elicited loud cheers during his 30-second performance.
Suman, a Nangloi resident, said she had no interest in the political rally and had come to see Daler. Others also sat perched on their balconies to get a glimpse of the pop star. However, the rapt attention lasted only while Mehndi was on stage. Kulle, a resident of Mundka, said that Congress was losing its touch and very few people in the area were supporting it. Its performance in the coming election is difficult to predict because the party is not without its supporters.

At each of the jan sabhas, there was a crowd of 200-300 people though they were seen moving in and out of the venue throughout the half an hour that the CM spent at each place. Unlike bigger rallies, these meetings were low-key with the pomp and show completely missing.

In the rally, Dikshit also attacked Aam Aadmi Party convener Arvind Kejriwal saying he was an outsider who wanted to win Delhi. "I do not know if Kejriwal has come here. He has made claims about reducing the power rates while he himself stays in Ghaziabad. There electricity only comes for six to seven hours. How does he propose to come to Delhi and solve the issue," she said.

Promising "double-decker flyovers" and dharamshalas for migrant workers, Dikshit said that Congress would provide pukka houses to all slum dwellers without displacing them. "We will provide more houses to the slum dwellers. People come to Delhi because they find employment and earn a decent living. We will provide living arrangements to the migrant worker," the CM said.

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