Two days after winning the Delhi Assembly election, the BJP on Monday said its Chief Minister will not occupy “Sheesh Mahal”, referring to the 6, Flagstaff Road bungalow where Arvind Kejriwal stayed as the Chief Minister from 2015 till he stepped down in October 2024.
The property is under scrutiny by Central probe agencies for “irregularities” in its renovation.
Delhi BJP chief Virendra Sachdeva made the announcement shortly after he wrote to Lieutenant-Governor V.K. Saxena requesting the demerger of the four government properties, which he claimed were amalgamated during the bungalow’s revamp.
He said eight Type-V flats and two government bungalows were amalgamated with the Flagstaff Road bungalow in Civil Lines to create “a lavish complex spanning over 50,000 square metres”.
The Delhi BJP president sought the L-G’s “urgent intervention to restore these properties to their original status and return 6, Flagstaff Road to its previous area of less than 10,000 square metres”.
The State BJP president said that the call regarding the future of the bungalow will be taken soon after the party assumes power.
In the run-up to the Delhi poll, the BJP repeatedly attacked Mr. Kejriwal, the Aam Aadmi Party chief, for building a “₹45-crore Sheesh Mahal” for himself.
Published - February 11, 2025 12:46 am IST
