Deep Throat

Uttar Pradesh
In And Out Of Favour

It is becoming increasingly apparent that Sheila Dikshit is just a symbolic Brahmin face for the Congress to showcase in poll-bound UP. Even though she has been projected as the party’s chief ministerial candidate, the buzz is that she may not even contest the assembly election. Her age (78 years) and niggling health are proving to be the issues working against her. She fell ill during a public rally in Gorakhpur. Later, at a rally during the last leg of Rahul Gandhi’s kisan yatra in Ghaziabad, he did not even mention her name or ask her to speak even though she was on the dais.