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Arvind Kejriwal spent private money on
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday targeted Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal over his new bungalow at Lodhi Estate in Delhi, calling it “Sheesh Mahal 2” and alleging the use of private money for high-end upgrades. AAP rejected the charges, terming them false.
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday cornered Aam Aadmi Party national convener over the new bungalow allotted to him at Lodhi Estate here, dubbing it as "" and alleging expenditure of private money to build amenities in it.
has denied the allegation, calling it fake.
Addressing a press conference at the BJP headquarters, Delhi Minister Parvesh Sahib Singh Verma said has become habituated to living lavishly.
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"After he was forced out of Sheesh Mahal by Dhurandhar voters of Delhi, he shifted to Punjab, where he grabbed a bungalow, and now he has prepared Sheesh Mahal 2 at Lodhi Estate," Verma said.
Showing pictures of the Type VII bungalow allotted by the Centre to Kejriwal as chief of AAP, which is a national party, the minister said the Central Public Works Department does not spend so much money on bungalows and alleged that "private money" was spent to create superior quality amenities in it.
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He sought to know from the AAP and Kejriwal how much money was spent on the bungalow and what the source of it was.
Meanwhile, AAP leader Atishi said the photographs released by Verma were fake.
In an X post in Hindi, the former chief minister said, "All the pictures released by are fake. They are not pictures of Kejriwal ji's house."
"To find out whose house is how luxurious, (chief minister) Rekha Gupta ji and lieutenant governor sahib should open their own houses, and Kejriwal ji will open his house. The public will decide for itself," she added.
The BJP had dubbed the 6, Flagstaff Road bungalow in Civil Lines, where Kejriwal lived as Delhi Chief Minister till September 2024, as "Sheesh Mahal" over alleged financial irregularities involved in its reconstruction and acquisition of lavish interiors and household goods.
Verma said that Kejriwal's new residence at 95, Lodhi Estate, where he has shifted now, has five bedrooms and four drawing rooms. It has amenities superior to any other bungalow in Lutyens' Delhi, including those of the leaders of other parties, such as the Congress and the DMK.
Verma, who defeated Kejriwal on the New Delhi seat in the assembly elections last year, alleged that AAP's corruption was the reason behind seven of its Rajya Sabha quitting the party on Friday.Add as a Reliable and Trusted News Source
Source: EconomicTimes
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