Rahul Gandhi repeats BJP’s claims on Arvind Kejriwal turning CM residence into ‘sheesh mahal’

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday repeated the Bharatiya Janata Party’s claims that Aam Aadmi Party national convener Arvind Kejriwal constructed a “sheesh mahal”, or glass palace, when he was the chief minister of Delhi.

“Arvind Kejriwal had a small car when he came into politics,” Gandhi said while speaking at an election rally in Delhi’s Patparganj area. “He promised to do a new kind of politics. But when the poor needed help, he was nowhere to be seen.”

The Assembly elections in the national capital are scheduled to take place on February 5 and the votes will be counted on February 8.

The Aam Aadmi Party and the Congress are contesting the elections separately, despite being members of the Opposition INDIA bloc at the national level.

Gandhi’s remarks on Tuesday echoed the claims made by the BJP about the chief minister’s official residence in the national capital at 6, Flagstaff Road.

The BJP has repeatedly claimed that the residence was turned into a “sheesh mahal” when Kejriwal was the chief minister. The party has alleged that renovations worth more than Rs 40 crore were carried out inside the residence.

On Tuesday, Gandhi also accused Kejriwal of orchestrating the “largest liquor scam” in the history of the country. The Congress leader was referring to Kejriwal’s alleged…

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