'Rs 8 Lakh For Curtains, Rs 1 Cr For Imported Marble': BJP Vs AAP Over Kejriwal's 'Rs 45 Cr Home Renovation'

Citing documents, the BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra said that Kejriwal spent lakhs on imported marble, plush interiors, and curtains. He claimed that one curtain alone cost around 8 lakhs.

New Delhi: BJP on Tuesday alleged that Aam Aadmi Party-led government spent nearly Rs 45 crore on renovating Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's official residence. AAP in its defence said that the house allotted to Kejriwal was in bad shape before renovation and was rebuilt on the basis of recommendations by the Public Works Department.

BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra slammed the Aam Aadmi Party leader for betraying his promise of promoting honesty and simplicity when he entered politics. He called Kejriwal a "Maharaj" and said even kings will bow to Kejriwal for his choice of "superior" products in the residence and his "lust for luxury and comfort".

Speaking to reporters, Patra alleged that Kejriwal offered Rs 20 crore to Rs 50 crore to media houses to not highlight the story but news channels and newspapers ignored the offer.

Citing documents, the BJP spokesperson said that Kejriwal spent lakhs on imported marble, plush interiors, and curtains. He claimed that one curtain alone cost around 8 lakhs.

In response to Kejriwal's recent attack on PM Modi where he mocked the top BJP leader by narrating a story of a king, Patra called Delhi CM a "shameless king" at a news conference.

Defending the move, AAP posted videos showing the dilapidated condition of the Chief Minister's home before renovation.

"Rs 80 crore was spent on the 3-hour visit of friend Donald Trump. The Chief Ministers of Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh take aircraft worth ₹ 200 crore for themselves. No channel has the guts to debate this," AAP spokesperson Priyanka Kakkar tweeted.

"Arvind Kejriwal was allotted a bungalow built in 1942, smaller than 1 acre, whose roof fell thrice. Once the roof of his parents' room fell down and once where they held Janata Durbar. The painting/repair of the Lieutenant Governor's bungalow spread over 6 acres is more than the cost of building a house for the Chief Minister of Delhi," she said.

AAP stated that Kejriwal's residence was rebuilt on the basis of recommendations by the Public Works Department following three “serious” incidents.