New Delhi, March 25 Delhi has only one "mansion," Arvind Kejriwal's "glass mansion," while the rest live in "dharma shalas" (shelters), Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said on Wednesday, taking a dig at her former counterpart over the alleged extensive renovation of his house when he was in office.
References to the film "Dhurandar," comparing Kejriwal to "Rahman Dakait" (bandit Rahman), and a list of items installed inside his former residence marked the discussion of the CAG audit report in the Delhi Assembly.
There was no immediate response from AAP on the matter. The discussion took place when no AAP MLA was present in the assembly.
"After visiting the glass mansion, it felt like I was living in a dharma shala. There is only one mansion in the city, while others live in dharma shalas. When people were dying in Delhi due to COVID, he (Kejriwal) was busy building his glass mansion," Gupta said during the discussion.
The chief minister said six different consultants were hired for a single job of renovating the house, and crores were given to them privately, without tendering.
As she made these allegations, she recommended that the CAG report be referred to the Public Accounts Committee of the Delhi Assembly for further examination.
Public Works Department (PWD) Minister Parvesh Sahib Singh read out the list of items inside the bungalow, handwritten on a paper roll, which the BJP MLAs waved at the Opposition benches.
The list, read out by Singh, carried such items as luxury furniture, imported fittings, high-value curtains, expensive chandeliers, gym equipment, multiple televisions, designer interiors, mini bars and barbecue units.
Meanwhile, Gupta claimed that Rs 7 crore was spent on the renovation of former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia's residence.
She also read out a list of renovation costs, running into crores, spent on ministers and other functionaries of the previous AAP government.
Verma said the report has highlighted grave lapses in construction work.
"Recently, a popular movie, 'Dhurandhar,' was released. Arvind Kejriwal was like 'Rahman Dakait' who robbed public wealth, but our 'Dhurandhar' public voted such 'Dakait' (bandit) last year," he added.
The renovation work at Kejriwal's then official residence, 6 Flagstaff Road, was completed for Rs 33.66 crore, 342 per cent above the estimated cost, said a CAG report tabled in the Delhi Assembly on Monday.
The bungalow, where Kejriwal lived as Delhi chief minister from 2015 to 2024, was pejoratively named by the BJP as "glass mansion" during the February 2025 Delhi polls.
