AAP, Delhi Police Conflict Over Denied Entry To CM’s Home Amid ‘Sheesh Mahal’ Row – News18

Final Up to date:January 08, 2025, 12:46 IST

The AAP leaders staged a dharna outdoors the CM residence in Delhi after being denied entry by the police. Sanjay Singh additionally had a heated change with the police personnel.

As Delhi elections are hardly a month away, a large drama unfolded on Wednesday over ‘Sheesh Mahal’, a time period coined by the BJP for the Chief Minister’s residence, as AAP leaders clashed with the police after being denied entry to the premises.

The AAP and BJP additionally sparred over the difficulty which is taking centre stage within the run-up to the Meeting polls within the metropolis slated on February 5.

Because the AAP leaders arrived on the CM residence the place the Delhi Police put up barricading, moreover heavy safety, the police denied them entry which led to a verbal spat.

AAP Dares BJP To Go to CM Residence With Media

This comes after AAP MP Sanjay Singh on Tuesday challenged the BJP to go to the CM’s residence together with the media personnel, after the BJP levelled a number of allegations on the AAP over alleged misuse of public cash within the development of an expensive residence for Kejriwal, the then-Delhi CM.

The BJP has accused Arvind Kejriwal of spending an extravagant sum exceeding Rs 40 crore on renovating the Chief Minister’s official residence — an allegation the AAP has vehemently refuted. The AAP leaders dared the BJP to examine the residence and substantiate their claims of extreme expenditure.

AAP introduced that its leaders, accompanied by the media, would go to the Civil Traces bungalow to deal with the allegations after which proceed to the Prime Minister’s residence at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg, to spotlight the renovations carried on the market.

AAP Leaders Denied Entry To Delhi CM’s Residence

As Delhi Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj and MP Sanjay Singh arrived on the residence, they entered right into a heated change with police personnel deployed outdoors the home after being denied permission to enter the premises.

“I’m an MP, he’s a minister, and also you’re stopping us? Beneath which regulation are you stopping us?” Singh is heard asking the police personnel.

PWD Urges Police Not To Permit Entry To CM Home: Sources

Based on Delhi Police sources, PWD has urged the police by way of a letter to not enable anybody, together with the AAP leaders, to enter the property.

A PWD official additionally reached the spot and requested Sanjay Singh and Saurabh Bharadwaj to not enter the premises.

Each the AAP leaders sat on a dharna for a while after which moved in direction of Lok Kalyan Marg.

‘Let Public See Each CM And PM Homes’: Saurabh Bharadwaj

Talking to the media, Bharadwaj stated that the BJP which despatched movies and images of the brand new CM’s residence every day is now “working away”.

“A 3-layer barricading has been put up. They’ve additionally put up water cannons and deployed Further DCP right here. This has been changed into a border in order that the media can’t go in. Present us the place the swimming pool and bar are,” he stated.

“BJP says that the CM’s residence was constructed for Rs 33 Crores. It is usually being stated that PM home is being constructed for Rs 2700 Crores. We are going to see each the CM residence and the PM home. Let the general public see each,” the Minister added.

BJP Reiterates Its ‘Sheesh Mahal’ Cost

The Delhi BJP shared a video of the CM residence and questioned the place the cash for the luxurious renovation got here from. The get together claimed that there’s a “mini-bar” contained in the constructing, a cost that the AAP has strongly rejected.

Delhi will go to Meeting polls on February 5 and the counting of votes can be performed on February 8.