The BJP on Wednesday questioned the supply of funding for the “extravagant” objects on the official bungalow earlier occupied by AAP nationwide convener Arvind Kejriwal as Delhi chief minister and slammed his “silence” on the difficulty.
The paperwork of the Public Works Division present it didn’t present the expensive objects price crores of rupees on the 6, Flagstaff Street residence, BJP’s Delhi unit president Virendra Sachdeva claimed in a press convention.
“How did you get all these extravagant objects in ‘sheeshmahal’? Was it from the Punjab authorities, was it from the liquor rip-off or the Delhi Jal Board…,” he stated.
The Aam Aadmi Celebration hit again, saying the BJP might proceed to undertake such techniques to “malign staunchly trustworthy” Arvind Kejriwal however the individuals of Delhi have seen via their “false accusations which is why the ‘Kejriwal mannequin’ continues to broaden at file pace”.
“In contrast to the leaders who cling to their bungalows and privileges for years, Kejriwal set an instance by vacating the official residence after resigning as Delhi chief minister following all of the requisite constitutional norms,” AAP stated in an announcement.
The BJP stated its leaders and employees will stage a protest at Kejriwal’s current residence on Ferozshah Street on the difficulty.
“After renovation of the 6, Flagstaff Street bungalow in 2022, the PWD offered only some fundamental objects for day by day use. Nevertheless, when Kejriwal finally vacated the residence after submitting his resignation, the PWD officers have been shocked to see the extravagantly costly furnishings there,” Sachdeva claimed.
In 2022, the Public Works Division ready a one-page merchandise allocation checklist for the bungalow. Nevertheless, the newly ready stock of things, after Kejriwal vacated the bungalow, spans eight pages, he claimed.
Citing a purported letter by a PWD official, Sachdeva stated no extra objects have been offered on the bungalow after April 2022 by the division.
“Once we ask Arvind Kejriwal questions in regards to the ‘sheeshmahal’, neither does he converse nor does his chief minister Atishi… we have now these paperwork and I hope they may reply,” Sachdeva stated.
Chief of Opposition in Delhi Meeting Vijender Gupta in a letter to the Lt Governor has demanded a high-level investigation into the “luxurious objects” put in within the bungalow.
A list ready by the PWD after Kejriwal vacated the bungalow in 2024 revealed that the objects current on the residence far exceeded these initially offered by the PWD in 2022, he claimed.
“Extra objects included luxurious and costly rest room seats, premium wash basins, reclining sofas, expensive curtains, beautiful carpets, high-value tv units, and fridges. These weren’t provided by the PWD,” he stated.
Gupta questioned the supply of the alleged “extravagant additions”.
The Aam Aadmi Celebration stated the BJP has unleashed numerous investigations towards the AAP authorities concentrating on celebration leaders, ministers, and MLAs, even imprisoning a lot of them below “false costs”, however “not a single rupee of wrongdoing has been discovered.
