Delhi CM's Residence Sealed? Atishi's Belongings 'Forcibly Removed', BJP Reacts

The Delhi Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) on Wednesday alleged that Atishi’s official residence at Civil Lines was forcibly vacated at the behest of the BJP, claiming that Lieutenant-Governor V.K. Saxena wants to allocate it to a leader from the saffron party.

The belongings of Delhi Chief Minister Atishi were removed from the residence, which was previously occupied by her predecessor, Arvind Kejriwal, according to the CMO statement.

Meanwhile, there was no immediate response to these allegations from the LG’s office or the BJP.

AAP leader Atishi had moved her belongings to the Delhi Chief Minister’s residence at 6 Flagstaff Road in Civil Lines on Monday. The bungalow had been occupied for over nine years by fellow party leader and former Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, who vacated it after resigning as Chief Minister.

BJP Tring To Capture CM’s residence: AAP

Earlier today, AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh alleged that the bungalow had not yet been officially allotted to Atishi and accused the BJP of trying to “usurp” it. He claimed that a camp office of the Chief Minister located on the bungalow premises had also been vacated.

Singh also dismissed the BJP’s allegation that Kejriwal did not vacate the CM residence after stepping down.

“As a CM, Atishi had to occupy the residence. But it has not been allocated to Atishi. She made it a camp office and started meetings, then they ousted the staff. The BJP is now trying to capture the CM residence as they are not winning the elections,” Singh told the media during a briefing.

Calling it “cheap politics,” AAP chief national spokesperson Priyanka Kakkar said that the Lieutenant-Governor needs to understand that winning an election is a “basic requirement” for anyone to stay at the Chief Minister’s residence.

“He wants to allot the CM’s residence to a BJP leader. It’s been 27 years since the BJP came to power in Delhi. They’ve tried everything to snatch AAP government’s powers, and now they want to capture the CM’s residence,” Kakkar alleged.

BJP Calls For Sealing Of CM Bungalow

Leader of the Opposition in the Delhi Assembly and BJP leader Vijender Gupta accused Atishi of “illegally” occupying the bungalow and urged the PWD officials to seal it.

In response to Singh’s allegations, Gupta also questioned why the keys to the bungalow were not handed over to the PWD by Kejriwal and instead ended up in Atishi’s possession.

Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva also remarked: “Arvind Kejriwal’s ‘sheesh mahal’ has finally been sealed. How was he staying in the ‘sheesh mahal’, which didn’t receive completion approval from authorities? He also wanted his CM (Atishi) to stay in that house. What’s hidden inside that house?”

(With inputs from agencies)