"I never met him. I do not know him," is how Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit reacted when asked about Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray's reported remark praising Dikshit for a comment attributed to her on the problem of influx into the national capital. Harping on a statement attributed to Dikshit disapproving exodus into city from neighbouring states, Shiv Sena yesterday demanded introduction of "licence system" for entering Mumbai and Delhi to mitigate problems being faced by the local population. Asked about the issue, Dikshit chose not to take any question on the subject.
Congratulating the Delhi Chief Minister for taking "a clear stand" on the problem arising out of influx, an editorial in party mouthpiece 'Saamana' had described Dikshit as a "brave" leader of Congress like Indira Gandhi. It said her frank and ruthless analysis of problems of Delhi had also brought into focus the woes of Mumbai suffering from similar predicament.
"A woman Chief Minister of Delhi has taken a tough posture on the issue but her Maharashtra counterpart has no guts to emulate it to save Mumbai," it commented. PTI
