Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and DPCC chief J P Agarwal, who have been at loggerheads on various issues, today heaped praise on each other and resolved to fight the upcoming assembly polls unitedly to ensure an unprecedented fourth consecutive victory for the Congress.
"If we remain united under J P Aggarwalji, then nobody can defeat us. We must forget the differences. He understands the Congress and I am confident we will win the polls," Dikshit told a function organised to felicitate newly- appointed AICC in-charge for Delhi Shakeel Ahmed.
"Aggarwalji has experience. He understands the party well. There may be differences in a family which is quite natural. But it should remain a family affair," she said, exhorting party workers to start preparation for both assembly and Lok Sabha polls.
Assembly polls in Delhi are scheduled to be held in November while Lok Sabha election is due in April.
In his speech, Aggarwal praised Dikshit for "changing the face" of Delhi in the last 14 years and said the Congress government has ensured welfare of every section of the society.
"Sheila Dikshit has changed the face of the city. Our government has done everything possible to benefit every section of the society. We will not have great difficulty in winning the polls for fourth successive term as our government has earned peoples' support throgh their performance," he said.
"I express my gratitude to Dikshit for doing lot of good work. She wiped tears of all section. She is among ten great politicians of the country," he said.
Dikshit said when Congress President Sonia Gandhi makes a decision it becomes final direction and every must respect it.
"When the High Command makes a decision, then it becomes a final line for us," she said.
Speaking on the occasion, AICC General Secretary Janardan Dwivedi supported Aggarwal's observation and said Ahmed's appointment as in-charge of Delhi will further strengthen the party.
Ahmed, in his address, said he would try to bridge "differences" in the party's Delhi unit if there are any.
