Strict probe into Sheesh Mahal, panic button installation and liquor policy scandals, says Delhi BJP

The AAP, meanwhile, questioned BJP over the alleged expenditure of over Rs 2,700 crore on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Raj Mahal’, his official residence.

“The Sheesh Mahal scam was itself the cause of Arvind Kejriwal’s defeat… it further distanced the AAP — which had already lost public trust due to multiple scams like the liquor policy, panic button installation (in buses and taxis), and (budget increased for) school room construction — from every section of society, from slum dwellers to the elite,” Sachdeva said.

He sought to assert that the new BJP government would conduct “a strict police investigation into scandals like Sheesh Mahal, liquor policy, and panic button installation”, adding that senior legal experts would be appointed for the same.

“If AAP leaders have even a shred of morality left, they should apologise to the people of Delhi for the Sheesh Mahal and the liquor policy scandals,” Sachdeva added.

Hitting back, the AAP asked the BJP to “abandon its negative politics” and focus on fulfilling promises made to the people of Delhi. AAP’s chief spokesperson, Priyanka Kakkar, sought to remind the party “of its many promises”, particularly its commitment to providing Rs 2,500 to every woman in Delhi by March 8. “The BJP must focus on delivering this promise,” she said.

Kakkar questioned why the BJP “barred media from inspecting the CM residence if there were alleged rule violations”. She also challenged the BJP to reveal whether claims of a golden toilet, swimming pool, and mini bar at the AAP national convenor’s residence were facts or just “political theatrics”.

Raising concerns over alleged media restrictions at 6, Flagstaff Road, Kakkar said: “If there was any rule violation, why didn’t BJP allow the media inside? Because the truth would have been exposed – there is no golden toilet, no swimming pool, and no mini bar. That’s why the media was kept out.”

She demanded an impartial probe, pointing to “extravagant expenditure on PM Modi’s Raj Mahal” during Covid-19 pandemic. “The public’s Rs 2,750 crore was spent on this mansion. Who approved Rs 300 crore for carpets, Rs 200 crore for chandeliers, and Rs 150 crore for a throne? Who sanctioned the tunnel inside this palace? They must acknowledge all this and conduct an impartial investigation,” she said.