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New Delhi:The congress candidate for upcoming Delhi assembly polls Alka Lamba on Sunday alleged National Convenor Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Arvind Keijriwal over the alleged use of taxpayers money. He alleged Kreijriwal for using the taxpayers money for renovation of Chief Ministers official residence.
The congress candidate Lamba will be contesting elections against Delhi Chief Minister Atishi from Kalkaji constituency, pointing out that the said amount was spent on items like carpets, curtains, luxurious toilets, and even a swimming pool.
She further asserted that Kejriwal, who had previously claimed he would not accept any facilities such as a bungalow, car, or security, had reportedly spent the funds on personal luxuries instead.
The Congress leader expressed concerns that this expenditure came at a time when the people of Delhi are grappling with inflation and questioned why the funds were not directed towards providing relief to women facing economic difficulties.
“From the headline of a leading English newspaper, the people of Delhi got to know that the so-called common man Chief Minister of Delhi, who was saying that he would not take a bungalow, car, or any facilities or security, has actually spent Rs 33 crores of taxpayers’ money on carpets, curtains, luxurious toilets, and even a swimming pool. It is definitely a question mark, and former CM Arvind Kejriwal will have to answer,” the Congress candidate from Kalkaji said.
She further added that the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG), a government body, had conducted an audit of the expenditure, which has raised further concerns.
She also said that if this money had been spent to give relief to women from inflation. Arvind Kejriwal should answer this in the future.
The ‘Sheesh Mahal’ controversy centres around allegations that Arvind Kejriwal spent crores of rupees renovating his official residence during the Covid-19 pandemic.
