New Delhi: Delhi has a woman Chief Minister for the past 10 years but it seems women in New Delhi constituency are not impressed by that, with nine from the fairer sex deciding to contest against Sheila Dikshit.
None of them seem to stand a chance to win against the Congress mascot, but they want to take this election as an opportunity to express their "displeasure" against Dikshit's policies on development and women.
The women aspirants allege that the Chief Minister failed to address the issues of women and are particularly angry at her "adventurous" comment regarding the murder of Soumya Viswanathan, a news producer of a TV channel in Delhi.
Five of the nine candidates opposing Dikshit are party candidates while four are Independents.
Interestingly, New Delhi has the highest number of women candidates compared to any other constituency in the Capital. A total of 60 women, which is 18 less than 2003 polls, are contesting the November 29 elections.
"It is not all about winning. I am contesting because I want to bring the pain of our lives to the national focus," candidate of National Jankranti Dal Nimmi Sayed said.
"Women are not safe in the Capital and you have a Chief Minister who says women should not travel late in the night. This is shameful," she said, adding that this is not the only issue on which she opposes Dikshit and her government.
JD(U) candidate Leela Devi accuses Dikshit of doing nothing for the welfare of the poor people, especially those who lives in the slums. "She has done nothing for people like us. The housing of slum dwellers is an issue," she said.
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