Chief Minister Rekha Gupta took a dig at Arvind Kejriwal and said "Sheesh Mahal bungalow is like a white elephant" wasting the hard earned money of the people of Delhi

Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Monday said that the 'Sheesh Mahal' bungalow is like a 'white elephant'. The Delhi government is yet to decide on its fate. The bungalow was used as Arvind Kejriwal's official residence during his chief ministership. Gupta said it will be ensured that the money wasted by Kejriwal on it comes back to the Delhi exchequer. From the time the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) formed the government in Delhi in 2015 till he resigned as chief minister in September last year, Kejriwal lived in a bungalow at 6, Flagstaff Road in the Civil Lines area, which the BJP had named 'Sheesh Mahal'. Speaking at an event, Gupta accused Kejriwal, the national convener of the AAP, of "wasting" the hard-earned money of the people of Delhi on the construction of the bungalow. The bungalow, which was renovated during Kejriwal's tenure as chief minister, has been at the centre of a controversy over allegations of corruption and expensive interiors and furnishings. "It is lying like a white elephant with the Delhi government and we are thinking what to do with it. The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) in its report had estimated that Rs 33.86 crore was spent on the reconstruction of the bungalow till 2022. However, BJP leaders claimed that the actual cost went up to Rs 75-80 crore. The Delhi Chief Minister said it was "sad" to see the wastage of public resources on 'Sheesh Mahal' and added that the entire money spent on it would be brought back to the exchequer along with interest.