Arvind Kejriwal's official home kicks up storm

New Delhi: The BJP MLAs  on Friday attacked Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for his decision to move into a not-so-aam-aamdi-type accommodation in Lutyens Delhi.

The new abode of the new chief minister sprawls across 9,000 sq. feet of ground  coverage. One of the two adjacent duplex flats on Bhagwan Das Road in central Delhi, into which Kejriwal will move in, will be used as his residence, and the other will be converted into an office for the CM.

The party, which boasted about its stance against lal batti and VIP culture, faced flak from the Opposition. Right after the Assembly commenced for the day, BJP MLA Sahab  Singh Chauhan said, “The AAP and Arvind made huge promises, the party kept cursing all politicians for using official vehicles and staying in big bungalows. It is ironic that Kejriwal will be soon moving into a duplex with 10 bedrooms.”

It was interesting to see that Arvind Kejriwal and his battery of MLAs did not respond to the comments made by the BJP MLA on the floor of the House. Instead, Mr Kejriwal preferred to explain his big house to the media. “If you want, take your cameras to the flat, see for yourself and compare it with the earlier CM's house.”

 AAP mantris get Innova cars as perks

The Aam Aadmi Party ministers, except Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, were on Friday given Toyota Innova cars as official perks.

A number of ministers, including Manish Sisodia, Rakhi Birla and Saurabh Bhardwaj, came to Delhi Assembly complex in official cars.

Asked if coming by such cars was reflective of practising austerity, Kejriwal downplayed it saying the party never said it's ministers will not use official cars.

“We never said anything about not using cars. We said we will not use red beacon cars,” Kejriwal said in reply to a volley of questions by reporters.

The acceptance of official cars by the ministers came a day after the AAP government won a trust vote in the Assembly.