Delhi Deputy Chief Minister and BJP leader Parvesh Sahib Singh Verma on Saturday launched a sharp attack at former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, calling him the “Rehman dacoit of Delhi”, claiming that he had built “Sheesh Mahal part two”.
While addressing a press conference, the BJP leader accused the former Chief Minister of betraying the people of Delhi by opting for luxuries in his bungalow.
“…Delhi’s Rahman Dakait, just as a sequel to the movie ‘Dhurandhar’ came out, similarly, we are going to reveal ‘Sheesh Mahal 2’ today… Kejriwal built the Sheesh Mahal in Delhi when Delhi was suffering from the COVID wave… The people of Delhi were demanding COVID medicine and were dying. During that time, work on Delhi’s Sheesh Mahal didn’t stop for a single day, as per Kejriwal’s orders… When our ‘Dhurandhar’ Delhi voters defeated Delhi’s Rahman Dakait, he moved to Punjab, increasing Bhagwant Mann’s problems,” he said as quoted by news agency ANI.
He also recalled Kejriwal’s promise of leading a life of a common man without using government facilities.
“One who betrayed people of Delhi, who came to power in the name of Anna Hazare, showing pictures of Babasaheb Ambedkar and Bhagat Singh. After losing elections, he went to Punjab. Arvind Kejriwal, Satyendra Jain, Sanjay Singh and Manish Sisodia took possession of government residences near Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann’s residence. Bhagwant Mann is tense with these people,” he added.
Verma alleged that several government accommodations around Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s residence were occupied by AAP leaders, including Kejriwal, former Delhi minister Satyendar Jain, Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh, and former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia.
Turning to Delhi, Verma referred to Kejriwal’s recent move into a government bungalow at 95 Lodhi Estate.
“Now, when he got a new bungalow at 95 Lodhi Estate. When the pictures of it came out, we were astonished. The man who said he would live simply today lives in a luxurious manner. This is a government-allocated house, but the money invested in this house is not government funds. Last time he said that the PWD invested the money, but in this house, every penny invested is private money. His own bedroom is looking like Goa’s 7-star hotel room. There are a total of five bedrooms.”
Verma’s allegations came a day after a major political setback for AAP, with seven of its Rajya Sabha MPs – Raghav Chadha, Ashok Mittal, Sandeep Pathak, Harbhajan Singh, Swati Maliwal, Vikram Sahney and Rajendra Gupta – quit the AAP to join the saffron camp.
AAP Reacts
Meanwhile, AAP responded to the allegation levelled by Verma with former Chief Minister Atishi saying that these claims are misleading and false. She said that all the pictures released by Parvesh Verma are fake.
“They are not pictures of Kejriwal ji’s house. To find out whose house is how luxurious, Rekha Gupta ji and LG sahib should open their own houses, and Kejriwal ji will open his house. The public will decide for itself,” she said in a post on X.
Sanjay Singh also echoed similar sentiments and said, “Parvesh Verma and the TV channels showing the pictures released by him should prepare to face a defamation case. I challenge @gupta_rekha ji, @LtGovDelhi sir, and @p_sahibsingh to open their respective houses to the public. @ArvindKejriwal ji will open his house, and the public will get to know whose house is how luxurious?”