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Delhi Chief Minister Atishi (PTI photo)
The Delhi CMO in a statement alleged that Lieutenant-Governor VK Saxena wants to allocate the residence to “some important BJP leader”
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 official residence of the Delhi Chief Minister 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.
Earlier today, before Atishi was ‘forcibly removed,’ 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.
He further charged that, since the BJP has been unable to win assembly polls in Delhi, it is now attempting to “usurp” the Chief Minister’s residence.
BJP Claims Atishi ‘Illegally’ Occupied 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)
