Following the resignation as chief minister of Delhi on Tuesday, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) asked on Friday that the government provide Arvind Kejriwal with accommodations. Raghav Chadha, a Rajya Sabha MP, stated that the party would write to the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (HUA) in the hopes that the ministry would give Kejriwal the lodging within a few days, according to PTI.
According to the AAP, Kejriwal will vacate the government mansion he has been residing in for the previous ten years in 15 days. According to Chadha, each political party has a right to an office and a space so that its president can operate from the nation’s capital.
The requirement for accomodation was met with criticism from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
“When Kejriwal resigned as the chief minister, AAP MP Sanjay Singh had glorified him for giving up power, the government bungalow and other privileges of a chief minister. Now, Raghav Chadha is pleading for a bungalow for the AAP supremo,” according to Delhi BJP spokesman Praveen Shankar Kapoor, who was cited by PTI.
“Chadha and other AAP leaders should stop the press conference drama because a bungalow will not be obtained through press conferences. Instead, they should directly apply to the relevant department and acquire the government accommodation according to Kejriwal’s eligibility,” he further added.
According to a memo from the Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry dated July 31, the leader of a national party may be given a government apartment if they do not currently have one in any other position.