Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva addresses a press conference at the party office, in New Delhi, on January 6, 2025.
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The BJP on Monday (January 6, 2025) claimed that a CAG report raised 139 questions related to former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s previous Flagstaff Road residence and “exposed his “black deeds”.
No immediate reaction was available from AAP on the charges.
Addressing a press conference, the BJP’s Delhi president Virendra Sachdeva said the report of 2022 cited an expenditure of ₹33.86 crore on the “Sheesh Mahal” but the actual cost was far higher.
“This report pertains to expenditure till 2022. There is no revelation on expenses of 2023 and 2024 and, according to our information, the real cost runs up to ₹75-80 crore if the inventory of the items in the bungalow are included,” he claimed.
The BJP has sharpened its attack on Mr. Kejriwal ahead of the Delhi Assembly polls, alleging corruption related to the 6, Flagstaff Road, bungalow that he occupied as Chief Minister.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi also took a jibe at Mr. Kejriwal, saying he built a “Sheesh Mahal” instead of paying attention to Delhi’s public infrastructure.
Mr. Sachdeva charged, “The Controller and Auditor General (CAG) has raised 139 questions and very minutely detailed the black deeds of Mr. Kejriwal.” He alleged that the bungalow was reconstructed without permission of the Delhi Urban Arts Commission and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi.
“What message did a Chief Minister give to Delhi by constructing the bungalow in an unauthorised manner?” he asked.
“If the real cost of the bungalow is to be determined, the accounts of the public works and other departments have to be checked,” Mr. Sachdeva said.
He also alleged that the public works department, instead of functioning as a government agency for construction of the bungalow, acted as a “private organisation” to please Mr. Kejriwal.
Published – January 06, 2025 01:01 pm IST