New Delhi: After losing Delhi Assembly polls and forfeiting its deposit on most seats the Congress on Tuesday held the “communal” campaign of BJP responsible for the results.
Addressing the media at a press conference here, Congress’ Delhi in-charge P.C. Chacko said, “We respect the verdict of the people Congress lost the election today. We accept the results with humility. There was a strong polarisation in Delhi. The result is also due to that. Every election is a test of democracy.
“We dedicate ourselves to revive the Congress party. At the same time, we are happy that the most toxic election campaign unleashed by the Prime Minister and Home Minister led by the BJP, is defeated today. That is the message people of Delhi have given today. We are quite sure that we will work hard and come back that’s our promise in this hour of defeat.”
Echoing the same sentiments, Congress’ Delhi president Subhash Chopra said, “Both parties successfully polarised the election. All claims of BJP which the Home Minister was making of winning 48 seats, have fallen flat on the ground. The results reflect that people of Delhi can never go with communal forces.”
Talking about Congress’ three terms in Delhi, Chopra recalled the work done by Congress stalwart and three-time Chief Minister, the late Sheila Dixit, he said “We feel that the kind of work we did in Delhi, they cannot even imagine. But it is people’s mandate that they have won. They successfully showcased their work through their election campaign as expensive as Rs 3,192 crore and convinced people”, he added. (IANS)
