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Delhi Sheesh Mahal Row: Tight security arrangements have been made outside the Chief Minister's residence on Flag Staff Road in Civil Lines, Delhi. According to jagran.com, police and paramilitary forces have been deployed outside the CM Atishi's residence in the national. The road has been closed from both sides by putting up barricades.

Meanwhile, AAP leader Sanjay Singh reached the Chief Minister's residence, but the police stopped him from entering. Besides Singh, AAP leader Saurabh Bhardwaj was also stopped from going further. The police officers said that the keys of the bungalow are with the PWD and that Singh cannot be allowed to go. Both Sanjay Singh and Saurabh Bharadwaj have sat on a dharna. He said that so many policemen have been deployed.

Soon after the AAP leaders were denied entry to CM's residence, they reached the Prime Minister's residence and challenged the  BJP to show the PM's residence to the public. 

After being denied entry, Saurabh Bharadwaj said, "We came here to conclude this argument of 'tera ghar, mera ghar'.We said that the PM residence and CM residence should both be shown to the people. So, we came here."

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Are we terrorists, we have the cabinet ministers of the Delhi government with us, Singh asked.

A Look At Sheesh Mahal Row

Basically, the AAP leaders had marched to the Delhi CM's residence earlier today to refute the claims made by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Labelling the CM's bungalow as 'Sheesh Mahal', the BJP had claimed that the Chief Minister's residence had swimming pools and a golden commode.

"BJP used to send new videos and photos every day. Today, we came here with all the media persons. Now, the BJP is running away. A three-layer barricading has been put up. They have also put up water cannons and deployed Additional DCP here. This has been turned into a border so that the media can't go in. Show us where the swimming pool and bar are...BJP says that the CM's residence was built for Rs 33 Crores. It is also being said that PM house is being built for Rs 2700 Crores. We will see both the CM residence and PM house. Let the public see both, " AAP MLA Saurabh Bharadwaj said as quoted by news agency ANI.

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Earlier, Bharadwaj accused the BJP of drifting apart from the issue, saying they fear that they will have to show Prime Minister Narendra Modi's residence as well since both the CM and PM's residences have been constructed with taxpayers' money.

"During COVID, the CM residence and the PM residence, both were constructed using taxpayers' money. Both the residences should be shown to everyone through the media. The BJP claimed there is a swimming pool and a bar in the CM residence, let us find it if that's the case... BJP is backing off now because they think they might have to show the PM's residence too... We are now going to the CM residence," the AAP leader said.

This comes after Sanjay Singh on Tuesday challenged the BJP to visit the CM's residence along with media persons. 

Amid the stand-off between Delhi Police and AAP, the BJP's Delhi unit posted a video claiming that it was the residence of the Delhi CM.

"The dirty secrets of corrupt and useless Kejriwal's glass palace are now in front of the public. The people of Delhi have recognized this great fraud. The public has understood that this impostor who came as a common man is just a playboy who enjoys the pleasures of power," the Delhi BJP said on X.

"Kejriwal, who came to power by lying and deceiving, had said on entering politics that he will not take a bungalow, but will live in a two-room house. He had distributed affidavits. The same big fraud built a den of loot called Sheeshmahal as soon as he came to power. That too when Delhi, plagued by a pandemic like Corona, was struggling for every breath," the Delhi BJP further said.

The AAP MLAs also plan to march to the PM house as part of their protest against BJP's claims.

(With input from agencies)