Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal has alleged that former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has been allotted an ultra-luxury mansion by the Punjab government. Maliwal compared it to the bungalow reportedly built in Delhi, which was named Sheesh Mahal by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
In a post on X, Maliwal accused Arvind Kejriwal of building an even more ‘magnificent’ Sheesh Mahal in Chandigarh, Punjab.
He said, “After the Sheesh Mahal in Delhi became vacant, Arvind Kejriwal ji has built a more magnificent Sheesh Mahal in Punjab than Delhi.”
AAP’s Rajya Sabha MP has said that the mansion belongs to the Punjab government. He said, “A luxurious 7-star government mansion of 2 acres has been allotted to Arvind Kejriwal ji under CM quota in Sector 2, Chandigarh.”
The AAP Rajya Sabha MP accused the Punjab government of catering to Kejriwal and alleged that he boarded a government-owned jet for party work on Thursday.
“Yesterday he boarded a government helicopter to Ambala from right in front of his house and then from Ambala, a private jet of the Punjab government took him to Gujarat for party work,” he said.
Maliwal said, “The entire Punjab government is engaged in the service of one man.” The Aam Aadmi Party, headed by Arvind Kejriwal, is the ruling government in Punjab.
Where does Arvind Kejriwal live now?
On October 4 last year, Arvind Kejriwal vacated his 6, Flag Staff Road bungalow in Civil Lines to move to 5 Ferozshah Road, which was allotted to AAP Rajya Sabha MP Ashok Mittal.
On October 7 this year, the AAP supremo was allotted her new residence, 95, Lodhi Estate Bungalow, where she was expected to move in around Diwali, provided the renovations were completed by then.
“After almost a year, Kejriwal has been allotted an official bungalow by the Centre. The Delhi High Court slammed the central government on this matter. He was entitled to a bungalow as he is the convenor of a national party,” AAP national media in-charge Anurag Dhanda was quoted as saying by PTI.
The entire Punjab government is engaged in the service of one man.
During his tenure as Chief Minister of Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal lived at 6, Flag Staff Road, Civil Lines. At that time the BJP had made the renovation of the bungalow a big issue, named it Sheesh Mahal and promised that it would not allow the AAP leader to move into it.
In 2022, the Vigilance Department of the Delhi government launched an investigation on the orders of Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena to investigate allegations of “irregularities and cost overruns” in the renovation of the Civil Lines Bungalow by the PWD.
