New Delhi: The BJP on Saturday lashed out at AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal and cited an RTI reply that revealed the former chief minister’s bungalow was maintained with an annual cost of Rs 3.69 crore between 2015-2022.
Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva said the details obtained through a right to information (RT) query has shown that a total of Rs 3,69,54,384 was spent annually on regular maintenance of Kejriwal’s previous bungalow that he occupied as the chief minister.
An amount of Rs 29. 56 crore was spent on general repairs, sewage, electricity and structural work of Kejriwal’s government bungalow located on Flag Staff Road between March 31, 2015 and December 27, 2022, he said quoting the RTI reply.
The BJP leader asked Kejriwal to “come forward and explain what exactly was lacking in his bungalow that required Rs 31 lakh to be spent every month on its maintenance”.
Kejriwal, who came to power with promises of leading a government for the common man, was already exposed by his “luxurious lifestyle” at the “Sheesh Mahal” constructed “secretively with a cost of Rs 52 crore”, Sachdeva claimed.
Sachdeva said that a person from Maharashtra had filed the RTI query seeking details on the maintenance expenses on Kejriwal’s previous residence and added the figures revealed his “extravagant lifestyle” and “corruption” in government works. “In Delhi, where one can build a decent 250-300 square yard house spending Rs 3 to 4 crore, the cost of maintenance of Kejriwal’s bungalow at Rs 3.69 crore annually is astonishing,” he said.