UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi Tuesday said the law now stands on the brink of extinction adding that the present government sees the RTI Act as a nuisance and wants to destroy the status and independence of the Central Information Commission.
Earlier in the day, Chief Minister Adityanath met the family members of the firing victims and handed over a cheque of Rs 50,000 each to those injured in the incident.
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Congress leaders Ajay Maken, Arvinder Singh Lovely and Kapil Sibal also paid tributes to Dikshit at the party headquarters.
"I'm devastated to hear about the passing away of Sheila Dikshit Ji, a beloved daughter of the Congress Party, with whom I shared a close personal bond," Rahul tweeted.
A statement issued by Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, where she was admitted on Saturday morning, said she was brought "in a critical condition with cardiac arrest".
"I am shocked to hear the sudden passing away of Smt Shiela Dixit. In her death, the country has lost a dedicated Congress Leader of the masses. People of Delhi will always remember her contribution to the development," he said.
Sheila Dikshit, known in political circles as a warm, affable and affectionate leader is being remembered by everyone including political rivals and journalists.
Maharashtra Congress looks listless, with no clear face and strategy for the assembly elections. Congress won only 1 seat in 2019 LS polls. State unit chief Ashok Chouhan recently quit his post and his replacement is still in the waiting. Leave aside alliance talks, the party hasn’t been able to keep its own house in order
