Archive · 13 Sep 2026
AAP Challenges BJP Over Planned ‘Sheeshmahal’ Bungalow Inspection
The Aam Aadmi Party says a Delhi Assembly committee may inspect a bungalow where Arvind Kejriwal once lived.
The inspection is expected on September 14, according to Atishi.
She says the BJP made exaggerated claims about the house.
These claims included a swimming pool, a gold commode and a liquor bar.
The BJP had criticized the money spent renovating the bungalow during the 2025 Delhi election.
AAP wants the prime minister’s residence inspected as well.
Kejriwal lived in the bungalow while he was Delhi’s chief minister.
The government now plans to turn the property into a guest house.
AAP said the Delhi Assembly’s Public Accounts Committee may inspect 6 Flagstaff Road on September 14.
Atishi accused the BJP of spreading claims about a swimming pool, gold commode and liquor bar at the bungalow.
The BJP made renovation costs at the property a major issue during the 2025 Delhi election.
AAP demanded comparable scrutiny of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s residence.
The Delhi government plans to convert the bungalow into a guest house managed by private hospitality companies.
- Who
- The Aam Aadmi Party, Atishi, the Delhi Assembly’s Public Accounts Committee and the BJP are involved in the dispute.
- What
- A possible inspection of the former chief minister’s bungalow has prompted AAP to demand similar scrutiny of the prime minister’s residence.
- When
- The inspection is expected on September 14; the article was published on a Saturday.
- Where
- The property is at 6 Flagstaff Road in Civil Lines, Delhi.
- Why
- AAP says the inspection could clarify competing claims about the bungalow’s facilities and renovation expenses.
AAP’s Position
BJP’s Allegations
Condition and cost of the bungalow
AAP’s Position
AAP says the BJP spread lies about the property’s opulence and argues that an inspection will clarify the facts.
BJP’s Allegations
The BJP alleged that the bungalow’s renovation involved inordinate expenses and described it as ‘Sheeshmahal’; the article does not include a BJP response to AAP’s latest claims.
Comparable scrutiny
AAP’s Position
AAP is challenging the BJP to invite the media and permit scrutiny of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s residence as well.
BJP’s Allegations
The article reports no response from the BJP to AAP’s demand for an inspection of the prime minister’s residence.
- Property
- 6 Flagstaff Road bungalow, the former residence of Arvind Kejriwal
- Inspection body
- Public Accounts Committee of the Delhi Assembly
- Expected inspection date
- September 14
- AAP allegation
- Atishi said the BJP spread claims about a swimming pool, gold commode and liquor bar at the house
- Election issue
- The BJP highlighted the property’s renovation expenses during the 2025 Delhi election
- Earlier audit
- The Public Works Department conducted a detailed audit of the interiors after Kejriwal vacated the residence
- Future plan
- The Delhi government plans to convert the property into a guest house and give its management to private hospitality companies