The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) launched a fresh attack on the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday, alleging that the party chief, Arvind Kejriwal, is preparing
another luxury mansion for himself in Punjab, reviving the 'Sheesh Mahal' row. The Delhi unit of the BJP alleged that Kejriwal is using government resources for personal luxury and accused him of preparing a "luxurious 7-star, two-acre government bungalow” in Chandigarh’s Sector 2 for himself. "Big Breaking - The man who pretended to be the common man, Kejriwal, has had another grand Sheesh Mahal built. After the Delhi Sheesh Mahal was vacated, Punjab's Super CM Arvind Kejriwal ji has had an even more splendid Sheesh Mahal built in Punjab than the one in Delhi," the Delhi unit of BJP posted on X. "In Chandigarh's Sector 2, a luxurious 7-star government mansion of 2 acres on the CM quota has been allotted to Arvind Kejriwal ji," the party alleged, sharing a photo.
The same photo was posted by Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal, whose relations with Kejriwal and the party became frosty following allegations in May last year. Maliwal has accused Kejriwal's aide Bibhav Kumar of physically assaulting her.
"After vacating the Sheesh Mahal in Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal ji has had an even more splendid Sheesh Mahal built in Punjab than the one in Delhi. In Chandigarh's Sector 2, a luxurious 7-star government mansion of 2 acres under the CM quota has been allotted to Arvind Kejriwal ji. Yesterday, he boarded a government helicopter right from in front of his house for Ambala, and then from Ambala, the Punjab government's private jet took him to Gujarat for party work. The entire Punjab government is engaged in serving one man," Maliwal poated on X.
Neither Kejriwal nor the AAP have responded to the BJP's claims.
The BJP had cornered Kejriwal for the renovation of the 6, Flagstaff Road bungalow and the expenditures incurred on its interiors during his tenure as the chief minister of Delhi.
It has been alleged that Kejriwal had "extravagant spending" on the renovation and interior decoration of the bungalow on 6, Flag Staff Road.
The bungalow labelled as "Sheesh Mahal" by the BJP for alleged corruption was occupied by Arvind Kejriwal as the chief minister of Delhi from 2015 till the first week of October last year. He vacated the bungalow after resigning from the office and moved to his party's MP accomodation in Delhi.
