Showdown between AAP, BJP over 'Sheesh Mahal' as drama unfolded outside Civil Lines bungalow

• NEW DELHI — A drama unfolded Wednesday outside the 6, Flagstaff Road bungalow which was once occupied by former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, as AAP leaders attempted to enter it but were stopped by the police.

 

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders Sanjay Singh and Saurabh Bharadwaj outside Delhi Chief Minister Atishi’s official residence, in New Delhi. The AAP leaders were stopped from entering the chief minister's residence, which they had invited the media to tour with them in a bid to counter the BJP's "Sheesh Mahal" jibes. (PTI Photo)

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• The party workers later tried to reach the Prime Minister's official residence on Lok Kalyan Marg, but were stopped by police again, following which they staged a "dharna".

• In its turn, the BJP also took media to the AB 17 Mathura Road bungalow allotted to Chief Minister Atishi to show that she already had a government residence and sought to know why she was asking for a separate bungalow.
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• AAP leaders Sanjay Singh and Saurabh Bhardawaj staged a sit-in outside the Flagstaff bungalow after they were not allowed to enter it, which they had invited the media to tour with them in a bid to counter the BJP's "Sheesh Mahal" jibes.
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• Police set up barricades and deployed personnel in front of the bungalow, preventing the AAP leaders from entering the premises.

• They then moved to the PM's house, and when stopped, staged a sit-in near the Tughlak Road Police Station. The party leaders accused the BJP-led central government of running away from the challenged inspection of the PM residence, which they alleged had been renovated at an inordinate cost.
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• "BJP's lie has been exposed before the entire nation today. They claimed that there is a mini bar, a swimming pool, and a commode made of gold at the former Chief Minister's residence. However, they did not allow us to enter and show the truth to the public.
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• "Now, they are also preventing us from revealing the reality of the Prime Minister's residence, which has been built at a cost of 2,700 crore," Sanjay Singh said at the protest near the PM's residence.