The Public Works Department (PWD) has officially allocated the 6 Flag Staff Road Bungalow, also known as the Chief Minister's residence, to Delhi's current Chief Minister Atishi. An offer letter issued by the PWD said the bungalow in Civil Lines has been formally allotted to Atishi, after completing the due process of handover and preparation of inventory. The bungalow was at the centre of an intense tussle involving the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the LG office since former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal vacated it earlier this month.
AAP shares pics of Delhi CM working amid packed cartons
Earlier on Thursday, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) shared images showing Atishi signing files at her Kalkaji residence surrounded by packed cartons of her belongings. This came a day after the party claimed she was made to "forcibly vacate" the 6, Flag Staff Road bungalow in the national capital.
Posting the images on X, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Sanjay Singh lashed out at the BJP, saying it cannot take away Atishi's commitment to work for the people of Delhi. He also accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of "throwing away" a woman chief minister's belongings from her "residence" during the ongoing Navratri festival. Addressing a press conference here, the Rajya Sabha MP accused the BJP of trying to "forcibly capture" the "chief minister's residence".
Atishi took over as the eighth CM of Delhi
It should be mentioned here that Atishi took charge as the chief minister of Delhi on September 21, after Kejriwal resigned, announcing he won't return until people give him a certificate of honesty. She is an elected member of the 7th Delhi Assembly representing the Kalkaji Assembly constituency since 2020. Atishi contested in the 2020 Delhi Legislative Assembly election from the Kalkaji constituency of South Delhi. She defeated Dharambir Singh, a Bharatiya Janata Party candidate, by 11,422 votes.
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