The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday shared images showing Delhi Chief Minister Atishi signing files at her Kalkaji residence surrounded by packed cartons of her belongings, a day after the party claimed she was made to "forcibly vacate" the 6, Flagstaff Road bungalow in the national capital. Posting the images on X, AAP lashed out at the BJP, saying it cannot take away Atishi's commitment to work for the people of Delhi. Later, Atishi accused the BJP of attempting to encroach upon the "CM's residence" at 6, Flagstaff Road in the Civil Lines area. Atishi at a press conference said the BJP was frustrated as it was not able to defeat the AAP in elections and was thus resorting to desperate measures.
The BJP responded by saying that the AAP was indulging in a "drama" and playing "victim card" over the property to gain sympathy. Responding to the pictures, BJP MLA and Leader of Opposition in Delhi Assembly Vijender Gupta said Atishi already had a bungalow in her name on Mathura Road and termed the party's complaints as mere antics. “She is trying to Play the ‘victim card’ to gain public sympathy like her predecessor and AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal. Atishi has a bungalow allotted in her name on Mathura Road which was earlier used by Sheila Dikshit for 10 years as Delhi Chief Minister. Also, Atishi can work from her full-fledged office at Delhi secretariat but she was making a futile attempt by playing the victim card posing with empty boxes," he said.
Gupta asked the AAP leader the need to occupy the Chief Minister residence despite having an official residence at AB-17, Mathura road which was allotted to her as a minister. “Why Atishi, despite having such a beautiful and luxurious official residence at AB-17 and a lavishly renovated Chief Minister office worth crores, still wanted to illegally occupy the ‘Sheesh Mahal’ at 6 Flagstaff Road, Kejriwal’s residence?” he questioned.
Attacking Atishi over the social media posts showing her work around boxes, Gupta asked, “Despite having a splendid residence and office, Atishi, who staged a drama by sitting amidst empty boxes at her personal residence, is trying to fool whom? Why does she not want to work from her official residence and office?”
Accusing the BJP, Atishi said the BJP is in tension because they haven't been able to defeat us at the polls. “They couldn't even secure double-digit seats in the assembly, and their 'Operation Lotus' to break our party also failed. Even jailing our leaders didn't work," she said. Atishi said the AAP was not in politics for cars and bungalows.
"If the BJP gets peace by encroaching on the CM house, they are welcome to it. Our party isn't in politics for bungalows or cars. If necessary, AAP ministers and MLAs are ready to work from the streets," she said.
