Delhi CM's Official Residence Sealed by PWD Due to Handover Dispute

The Public Works Department sealed on Wednesday the former official residence of Arvind Kejriwal at 6 Flagstaff Road, popularly known as the 'Sheesh Mahal,' following a controversy over its handover. The PWD has applied a double lock on the gate of the house.
The BJP had complained to Lieutenant Governor V.K Saxena that the property was not properly transferred to the present Chief Minister, Atishi, leading to the intervention.

It had also asserted that AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal has not formally vacated the official bungalow.

Reacting to the events, the PWD issued a show-cause notice to two of its section officers and Kejriwal's former special secretary of the Delhi Vigilance Department on charges of unauthorized occupation.

The dispute is relating to non-performance of the rules of handover. This bungalow cannot be allotted to anyone without proper handing over the keys to PWD and checking of the inventory present there.

The PWD department had earlier written to the Chief Minister's special secretary asking why the keys of the bungalow were not handed over to the department.

On Wednesday, CM Atishi's belongings/luggage were taken out of the 6 Flagstaff Marg Residence.

All the belongings and luggage of CM Atishi have been taken out based on LG's orders.

Delhi Chief Minister Atishi had officially moved into the Chief Minister's residence on October 7, which Kejriwal occupied earlier. This was her first day at the residence when she held a meeting there and engaged with the employees and officials working there on that day.

Kejriwal had moved to a bungalow on Feroz Shah Road in Lutyens Delhi, which has been allotted to Aam Aadmi Party's Rajya Sabha member from Punjab, Ashok Mittal.

Arvind Kejriwal had vacated his official residence on October 5, where he had moved after the AAP returned to power with a thumping majority in the February 2015 Assembly polls.

Atishi used to live in south Delhi's Kalkaji, from where she is an MLA.