Standoff between AAP leaders, Delhi Police outside CM’s residence
This came amid a row between the Aam Aadmi Party and the Bharatiya Janata Party over the 6, Flagstaff Road bungalow.
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A standoff took place between members of the Aam Aadmi Party and the Delhi Police on Wednesday after party leaders Sanjay Singh and Saurabh Bharadwaj were stopped from entering the chief minister’s official residence in the national capital, India Today reported.
This came amid a row between the Aam Aadmi Party and the Bharatiya Janata Party over the 6, Flagstaff Road bungalow. The BJP has claimed that the residence was turned into a “sheesh mahal [glass palace]” when Aam Aam Party chief Arvind Kejriwal was the chief minister, The Hindu reported.
The party has alleged that renovations worth more than Rs 40 crore were carried out inside the residence during Kejriwal’s tenure, according to India Today.
The bungalow is currently vacant after the Public Works Department directed Chief Minister Atishi to vacate the residence in October.
Earlier on Wednesday, Singh and Bharadwaj told reporters that they will visit the residence at 11 am to “try to find the golden commode, swimming pool, and mini bar that the BJP claims are present there”.
Bharadwaj added: “It should be noted that both these properties are government residences. They were built with taxpayers’ money and came up during the Covid-19 pandemic. If there are allegations of misappropriation of funds, both should be investigated.”
The leaders added that they would also take reporters...
