‘Rs 45 cr on renovation of Delhi CM residence corruption’: BJP

Arvind Kejriwal

The Congress and the BJP on Thursday attacked the AAP over the alleged expenditure of Rs 45 crore on the renovation of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's official residence.

Congress leader Pawan Khera said, "You call yourself ‘aam aadmi (common man)'. During COVID-19, when people were suffering and there was shortage of oxygen what were you doing - spending Rs 45 crore on renovating your house, building a swimming pool, draping curtains worth crores, fitting tiles, is this Aam Aadmi's government?"

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BJP national spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi alleged that expenditure under various heads was kept below Rs 10 crore to bypass the lieutenant governor's scrutiny. "This is clearly a matter of blatant corruption...."

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