"I just pity him. Ajay Maken was not the way to put the right focus. He thought he would do all by himself. He did not involve anyone else. Quite obviously his style did not help the Congress party," 76-year-old Dikshit said, in a no-holds- barred attack on her younger rival in the party.
As knives were out, P C Chacko, the Congress in-charge of the affairs in Delhi, came to Maken's rescue saying that it was better for Dikshit to keep silence and said the party does not endorse her views.
Dikshit appeared to fault the last minute decision to bring in Maken saying "change was made in the last minute. Ajay Maken coming in and Arvinder Singh Lovely not contesting."
"Maken could not enthuse the party. He failed to highlight the achievements of the Congress governments in the 15 years till 2013. It was not my achievement. It was Congress' achievement. They should have taken my name (during the campaign). Had they done it, the party would have done better," she told PTI.
Dikshit also indicated her willingness to take the responsibility to lead the party's revival.
"It is upto the party high-command to take a decision on the issue," she said.
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