NEW DELHI, 24 February (H.S.) : A tour is intended to spotlight alleged corruption and

misuse of funds during Kejriwal's time as Chief Minister. The future of the

bungalow remains uncertain till now.After the BJP's victory in the

Delhi assembly elections, the party announced a media tour of Arvind Kejriwal's

former official residence, Sheesh-Mahal. The BJP claims that lavish

renovations were funded by taxpayer money, questioning Kejriwal's image as an

aam aadmi. The Flagstaff Road bungalow in Civil Lines at the heart

of a controversy before the February elections due to its extravagant

renovations. With ‘Sheesh-Mahal’ in spotlight, the BJP challenged Kejriwal’s

portrayal of himself as an ‘aam aadmi’.

Parvesh Verma, told on Monday that he would take reportes

inside the bungalow to show how the former AAP government spent taxpayers’

money to sustain the chief minister’s lavish lifestyle. Delhi BJP president

Virendra Sachdeva had claimed that four government properties were merged to

make it into a lavish complex covering 50,000 sq metres. He has shot off a

letter to Lt Governor VK Saxena to scrap the merger.

The AAP allegedly splurged Rs 33 crore on the makeover of

‘Sheesh-Mahal’, with the BJP alleging that the party added luxurious features,

including a jacuzzi. The BJP also shared many pictures of the renovations to

back their claims before election.

Hindusthan Samachar / Meenakshi Bhattacharya