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AAP no alternative in Delhi yet: Sheila Dikshit
New Delhi: BJP leaders admit the AAP is their main foe in Delhi, but three-time chief minister Sheila Dikshit doesn’t feel that the Arvind Kejriwal-led party is an alternative to the BJP or the Congress.
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi goes all out campaigning for the Bharatiya Janata Party in Delhi, Congress leader Dikshit says her party is very much in the reckoning with a view to keeping the BJP out of power.
“The Congress agenda is to keep the BJP out. It’s a political battle,” said Dikshit, who was chief minister of Delhi for three consecutive terms that ended disastrously in December 2013 when Kejriwal defeated her.
In an interview with IANS, the 76-year-old seasoned leader left it all on post-poll numbers for a potential alliance with the Aam Aadmi Party which, she said, was only “trying to emerge as an alternative” in Delhi.
The former Kerala governor refuted media reports about her party’s possible support to the AAP in the event of another fractured mandate in the capital.
“I don’t know whether they (AAP) have any potential or not… That party is more of a media creation. Look at their behaviour the last time when they worked for 49 days and ran away.”
She said people were unhappy with all that happened after the AAP ran a minority government until February 2014 and the later President’s rule in the capital.
“People have seen (what happened)… One person who was given a chance to rule ran away whereas President’s rule did no good to people either,” Dikshit said.
She said that contrary to what political pundits say, the Congress was “very strong” in Delhi and its achievements of the last 15 years were the party’s ticket to a majority mandate.
“We are banking on our work… a track record of 15 years we can be proud of.
“We have done work and people can see it for themselves all around Delhi. Many are old enough to recall what the BJP did in the five years (it ruled Delhi) when people didn’t get water and power.”
A miffed Dikshit accused the BJP of grabbing the credit for giving legal status to 890 squatter colonies in the city.
“It was the work we started. But the BJP has a tendency to grab credit for what others have done and sell it to people as their own.”
Dikshit accused Kejriwal of making tall claims like providing free WiFi, free water and almost-free electricity. No government could ever function like that, she insisted.
“He (Kejriwal) is promising all sorts of things that are not viable. How can he give free WiFi connection? Only the central government can do that.
“He is trying to woo people (with false promises) and that is not ethnically correct.”
Diskhit said she was all for Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi’s candidature for Congress presidency. She herself, she said, desired no key role in the central leadership.
“I am a Congress worker to the core. I work as and when the party needs my services,” said Dikshit, reiterating that she would not contest the election this time in Delhi.
Lucknow: Vishal Singh, a renowned social worker from Lucknow, also known as Foodman, has once again made India proud. He was honored by the Happy Hands Gloves Cooperative Limited Company in Korathai, Thailand, for his work with the Hunger Free World Mission.
The Hunger Free World Mission’s meeting was held in Korathai, Thailand, under Vishal Singh’s leadership. Representatives from several countries, including Mr. Raja Dwivedi (Managing Director of Happy Hands Gloves Limited), Thailand Coordinator Mr. Raja Mishra, and member Mr. Varun Singh, attended the event.
Under Vishal Singh’s leadership, the attendees took a pledge to work together toward creating a hunger-free world.
Speaking on the occasion, Vishal Singh explained that the main goal of the Hunger Free World Mission is social participation. He said the mission is not just about feeding people but also about meeting other basic needs of those who are struggling. The mission focuses on helping families of terminally ill patients in hospitals by providing food and shelter. It also works to fulfill essential needs like education, jobs, and care for the elderly.
For the last 16 years, the Vijay Sri Foundation has been providing free services, benefiting thousands of people. Vishal Singh highlighted that the mission aims to gain global recognition like other organizations such as WHO, WWF, and Red Cross, which work for social causes.
During this meeting, Vishal Singh was appointed as the Chairman of the Hunger Free World Mission by representatives from various countries. They also discussed holding regular meetings in different countries to push the mission forward.
Business tycoon Dr. Abhishek Verma has also supported this humanitarian mission, vowing to promote the idea of “Seva Parmo Dharma” (Service is the highest duty) worldwide. Vishal Singh praised him, stating that people like Dr .Abhishek Verma inspire others to work for the betterment of society.
Recently, Romania’s Ambassador, Mr . Daniela Sezonov Ţane, invited Vishal Singh to the Romanian Embassy in Delhi, where they discussed the mission in detail. Impressed by his humanitarian work, she honored Vishal Singh and invited him to Romania to take the mission forward .
Food man Vishal Singh has been serving the people of India for the past 16 years. Through the Vijay Sri Foundation, he provides free meals to cancer patients & their families ,shelter, and education for women & children along with running free old-age homes in Lucknow.
In addition to his humanitarian work, Vishal Singh also addresses issues like crime and corruption through his role as Chairman of Seva Path Media and Managing Director of Vijay Sri Foundation.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Vishal Singh and his team worked tirelessly to provide food and help to the needy, including starving children, elderly citizens, and pregnant women. Despite contracting the virus himself, he continued to assist others after his recovery. He even created a life-saving oxygen regulator using household items, which was praised by doctors both in India and abroad.
In his address at the meeting, Vishal Singh spoke about his mission to create a hunger-free world. He pointed out that India’s large population, along with issues like unemployment and poverty, has caused the country to fall on the Hunger Index. He urged people to contribute just one handful of grains daily to help create a hunger-free world.
He concluded by saying that through social participation, we can empower the people around us, meet their basic needs, and work together to build a stronger, more prosperous, and developed society.
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