The bungalow which Arvind Kejriwal had prepared for himself when he was the Chief Minister of Delhi, remained with the Public Works Department (PWD) for two days and such stories are emerging which all the Chief Ministers and former Chief Ministers of the country will be surprised to hear. They must be wondering that when the Chief Minister of a state with the status of a Municipal Corporation can live in such luxury, then why did he not do so? However, similar stories had come to light earlier also, when it was revealed that Rs 50 crore had been spent on the renovation of the bungalow. But when PWD took over the bungalow after Kejriwal vacated it and Atishi shifted to it, more details came to light.
People read stories of curtains worth Rs 5 to 6 crores and toilet seats worth Rs 15 lakhs. Information has also been received about massage chairs and several television sets and sound systems worth lakhs. Now Chief Minister Atishi has said that if the government wants to take the bungalow then it should take it and allot it to whomever it wants. He has said that we have not come into politics for a bungalow or a car. If so then they should leave the bungalow. Even after being allotted, she can refuse to live in it, like Rahul Gandhi did when the Tughlaq Lane bungalow was re-allotted. Similarly, the big bungalows, security and vehicles that the ministers have got around the Raj Nivas can also be left for show, if only for show. But it does not seem that any of your leaders is going to give up his car, bungalow or security.