Sheila Dikshit cremated with full state honours in Delhi; Amit Shah, Congress leaders present

Sheila Dikshit's mortal remains were kept at her home in Delhi's Nizamuddin East for people to pay their last respects.

NEW DELHI: Former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, who died on Saturday, was cremated at the Nigam Bodh Ghat in Delhi on Sunday. The veteran Congress leader was 81. She was admitted to the Fortis Escorts Heart Institute in a critical condition on Saturday morning and died of cardiac arrest at 3:55 pm.

"Mrs Sheila Dikshit was brought in the morning on 20th July 2019 to Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, Okhla, New Delhi, in a critical condition with cardiac arrest. A multi-disciplinary team of doctors, led by Dr Ashok Seth, Chairman, Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, carried out the advanced resuscitative measures. Her condition stabilised temporarily. However, she had another cardiac arrest and despite all the resuscitative efforts, passed away at 3:55 PM on 20th of July 2019," Fortis said in a statement.

Her mortal remains were kept at her home in Delhi's Nizamuddin East and then at the Congress headquarters for people to pay their last respects. Having served in office for 15 years from 1998 to 2013, she has been the longest-serving Chief Minister of Delhi. She was appointed Delhi Congress Committee earlier this year ahead of the Lok Sabha election which she unsuccessfully contested from North East Delhi seat.

21 July 2019

15:51 IST

Sheila Dikshit has been cremated at Nigam Bodh ghat in Delhi with full state honours. Several Congress leaders, as well as Home Minister Amit Shah, was also present for the funeral.

Former Delhi Chief Minister and Congress leader Sheila Dikshit was cremated with state honours, today. pic.twitter.com/AXvidT6ubO

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15:10 IST

Sheila Dikshit's mortal remains have been brought to the Nigam Bodh ghat where her last rites will be held