CVC orders probe into Arvind Kejriwal’s former bungalow over renovation irregularities

Delhi: The Central Vigilance Commission has ordered a probe into the renovations of former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal’s residence, 6, Flagstaff bungalow, on the basis of a factual report submitted by the CPWD.

The probe into 6 Flagstaff Bungalow renovations was ordered on February 13. The central public works department (CPWD) conducted a thorough investigation into the allegations that “building norms were flouted to construct a lavish mansion covering 40,000 square years (8 acres)” and submitted a factual report to the CVC, news agency ANI reported.

The renovated bungalow was the official residence of the Aam Aadmi Party national convenor, Arvind Kejriwal, during his tenure as the capital’s chief minister from 2015 till October 2024, when he vacated the mansion after resigning from the post.

This comes just days after the Bharatiya Janata Party asked Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena to cancel the merger of four properties with the ‘Sheesh Mahal’.

Kejriwal’s residence, which the saffron party as well as Prime Minister Narendra Modi described as ‘Sheesh Mahal’ was a key political weapon that it used against AAP and his supremo over corruption issues during the campaign for the recently held assembly elections in Delhi.