Sheesh Mahal at Centre Stage in Battle for Capital
Hindustan Times East UP|January 09, 2025
High drama unfolded on Wednesday outside the 6, Flagstaff Road bungalow, once official residence of former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and dubbed the "Sheesh Mahal" by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), as the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders attempted to enter it but were stopped by police.
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The party workers later tried to reach the Prime Minister's residence on Lok Kalyan Marg, but were stopped by police again, following which they staged a "dharna".

The BJP also took media to the AB-17 Mathura Road bungalow allotted to Chief Minister Atishi to show that she already had a government residence and sought to know why she was asking for a separate bungalow.

AAP leaders Sanjay Singh and Saurabh Bhardawaj staged a sit-in outside the Flagstaff bungalow after they were not allowed to enter it, where they had invited the media to tour with them in a bid to counter the BJP's "Sheesh Mahal" jibes.

Police set up barricades and deployed personnel in front of the bungalow, preventing the AAP leaders from entering the premises.

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