Has the Bhagwant Mann-led authorities in Punjab allotted a authorities bungalow to AAP nationwide convener Arvind Kejriwal in Chandigarh?
The BJP Friday claimed that Punjab’s ruling get together AAP has allotted a “seven star” bungalow to Kejriwal in Chandigarh and named it “Sheesh Mahal 2.0”. The BJP had earlier dubbed the bungalow at 6 Civil Traces Flagstaff Street, which was allotted to Kejriwal in 2015 throughout his tenure as Delhi CM, as ‘Sheesh Mahal’. He identified the “luxurious gadgets” on the premises.
AAP, then again, rejected the declare, saying the “panicked Bharatiya Janata Celebration” was randomly sharing photographs of the Punjab chief minister’s camp workplace and spreading “baseless lies”.
“The Chandigarh administration is below the jurisdiction of the Bharatiya Janata Celebration. Nobody else can construct or approve something there with out their permission. If the Bharatiya Janata Celebration’s claims are true, the place are the allotments? The place are the formal orders,” AAP requested in an announcement.
The constructing below the scanner is Bungalow No. 50 in Tony Sector 2, Chandigarh.
Delhi Central Financial institution chief Virendra Sachdeva shared a Google Map picture of the home on his get together’s X account and claimed, “After the vacating of Delhi’s Sheesh Mahal, Punjab tremendous CM Arvind Kejriwal constructed a Sheesh Mahal in Punjab, even grander than Delhi. Kejriwal acquired an expensive 7-star authorities bungalow on 2 acres from the CM’s allotment.” It’s situated in Sector 2, Chandigarh. ”
“How did the Punjab authorities allot him such an enormous home in Chandigarh? This obsession with a bungalow, i.e. Sheesh Mahal, is questionable. Kejriwal ought to clarify below what authority he occupied this home. Or is he, who allegedly looted Delhi, now making ready to loot Punjab?”
Insurgent AAP chief and Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal tried to defeat AAP’s declare that the home was the Punjab CM’s camp workplace. “If this can be a camp workplace, how many individuals have come to satisfy the CM within the final 4 years? What number of instances has the CM sat on this workplace? If this can be a camp workplace, how does Kejriwal stay on this workplace? The reality is that the tremendous CM of Punjab lives on this home.”
She additional alleged that Mr. Kejriwal on Thursday “boarded a authorities helicopter from in entrance of his home and left for Ambala. From Ambala, he was then taken to Gujarat for get together actions in a Punjab authorities personal jet. All the Punjab authorities is busy serving one man.”
BJP nationwide spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla claimed that even AAP leaders who misplaced elections in Delhi have been “positioned” in numerous boards and committees in Punjab. “Folks of Delhi have eliminated Kejriwal from the ‘Sheesh Mahal’ in New Delhi, however the thought of Sheesh Mahal has not gone away. And in Punjab, Sheesh Mahal 2.0 is being accomplished with taxpayers’ cash on the idea of Punjab CM quota, as a result of Kejriwal is the tremendous CM of Punjab,” Poonawalla mentioned.
He mentioned AAP doesn’t have the funds to meet its commitments. $1,1000/month Tailor-made for girls in Punjab, it may present a convoy of 100 automobiles for Kejriwal’s VVIP safety.
AAP dismissed the allegations. “Ever since Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s faux Yamuna concept was uncovered, the Bharatiya Janata Celebration has misplaced its cool.In desperation, it has been pushing for faux Yamuna, faux air pollution knowledge, faux rainfall claims and now faux ‘7-star housing’ claims. The Bharatiya Janata Celebration’s newest lie {that a} seven-star bungalow was constructed for Kejriwal in Chandigarh falls aside because of its personal absurdities,” the get together mentioned in an announcement.
Bungalow quantity 50
The bungalow utilized by Kejriwal was allotted to AAP Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha in 2022 after the get together got here to energy in Punjab. Nevertheless, sources mentioned the bungalow had been mendacity unused ever since Chadha’s pursuits shifted.
Sources mentioned that every time Kejriwal visited the state, the bungalow the place he used to remain at Vikas Bhawan Visitor Home in Mohali was cleaned and “refurbished”. Just lately, he moved to VIP Home in Chandigarh. It was discovered {that a} assembly of associated events was being held on the residence. Sources mentioned CM Bhagwant Mann is usually seen visiting the bungalow to satisfy Kejriwal and attend conferences. Mann is staying in bungalow quantity 44, only a few meters away from quantity 50. The CM’s camp workplace is situated in bungalow quantity 43, which can be allotted to the CM throughout the CM pool.
The bungalow was as soon as dwelling to former Solicitor Normal Atul Nanda, an in depth aide of former CM Amarinder Singh. After Amarinder’s ouster, the bungalow was allotted to Congress chief after which deputy CM Sukhjinder Randhawa.
Sector 39 story
AAP’s Punjab in-charge Manish Sisodia is staying in authorities bungalow quantity 960 in Sector 39, whereas former Delhi minister Satyendar Jain is staying in home quantity 926 in the identical sector in Chandigarh.
Bungalow quantity 960 was first allotted to Punjab Minister Dr. Ravjot Singh. Nevertheless, sources mentioned he was requested to convey it to Sisodia instantly. Home quantity 926 was initially allotted to Sunny Ahluwalia, chairman of the Punjab Water Provide and Sewerage Board.
Anurag Kundu, a former baby rights commissioner in Delhi, has been appointed as member of the Punjab Improvement Fee in 2023. He resides at No. 919, Sector 39, Chandigarh.
Kamal Bansal, one other AAP chief from Delhi and appointed chairman of Muk Mantri Teeras Yatra scheme, is staying at home quantity 905 in Sector 39, Chandigarh. Equally, one other Delhi AAP chief Reena Gupta, who has been appointed because the chairperson of the Punjab Air pollution Management Board, is staying at her bungalow in Patiala, the place the PPCB headquarters is situated, sources mentioned.
Visitor home members
Jasmin Shah, former chairperson of Delhi’s DDC, additionally oversees the commercial and governance reforms division in Punjab. Officers mentioned he continues to commute to Punjab and is staying on the authorities’s visitor home, Punjab Bhawan, in Chandigarh. Anurag Dhanda, AAP’s nationwide media officer and head of public relations, can be staying at Punjab Bhawan.
Shaleen Mitra, who was a undertaking supervisor for the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission and remained on the Jain employees in Delhi, was appointed OSD to Punjab Well being Minister Dr Balbir Singh in June this 12 months. He’s staying within the Punjab Bhawan and is a key determine within the Punjab authorities’s anti-drug marketing campaign.
Leveraging data from ENS Delhi
