{"id":32433,"date":"2026-07-08T09:00:44","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T03:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/ex-delhi-cm-arvind-kejriwals-sheesh-mahal-may-be-converted-into-state-guest-house-report-delhi-news\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T09:00:44","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T03:30:44","slug":"ex-delhi-cm-arvind-kejriwals-sheesh-mahal-may-be-converted-into-state-guest-house-report-delhi-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/ex-delhi-cm-arvind-kejriwals-sheesh-mahal-may-be-converted-into-state-guest-house-report-delhi-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal&#8217;s &#8216;Sheesh Mahal&#8217; may be converted into state guest house: Report | Delhi News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-132252429,imgsize-120737,width-400,height-225,resizemode-75\/-.jpg\" alt=\"Ex-Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's 'Sheesh Mahal' may be converted into state guest house: Report\" title=\"The Delhi government is planning to convert the bungalow that served as Arvind Kejriwal's official residence during his tenure as chief minister into a state guest house,\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"The Delhi government is planning to convert the bungalow that served as Arvind Kejriwal's official residence during his tenure as chief minister into a state guest house,\">The Delhi government is planning to convert the bungalow that served as Arvind Kejriwal&#8217;s official residence during his tenure as chief minister into a state guest house,<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: The Delhi government is planning to convert the bungalow that served as <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/arvind-kejriwal\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Arvind Kejriwal<\/a>&#8216;s official residence during his tenure as chief minister into a state guest house, official sources told news agency PTI.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/> According to a senior official, the proposal includes parking space, a waiting hall and other amenities.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/> &#8220;The government is close to finalising a state guest house at bungalow no 6, which has been lying unoccupied as the former chief minister&#8217;s residence,&#8221; sources said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/> If approved, bungalow no. 6 on Flagstaff Road in Civil Lines will function like other state guest houses and will accommodate travelling ministers and government officials for a fee.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/> The proposal is awaiting final approval from higher authorities, the sources added.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/> Officials said around 10 staff members are currently deployed to maintain the bungalow. Their duties include daily sweeping and cleaning, as well as operating electrical appliances such as refrigerators and air conditioners.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/> The government has considered several options in recent months to repurpose the former chief minister&#8217;s residence, which drew widespread attention over its renovation during Kejriwal&#8217;s tenure.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/> In 2022, the Delhi government&#8217;s vigilance department launched an inquiry on the directions of former Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena into alleged &#8220;irregularities and cost escalation in renovation of the house&#8221; by the Public Works Department during the revamp of the property.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/> The BJP had dubbed the bungalow the &#8220;Sheesh Mahal&#8221; (palace of mirrors), alleging that the renovation reflected excessive luxury.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/> The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is currently probing the matter following a complaint by then Leader of Opposition in the Delhi Assembly, Vijender Gupta. He had written to Saxena in December 2024 alleging irregularities in the renovation of the bungalow.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/delhi\/ex-delhi-cm-arvind-kejriwals-sheesh-mahal-may-be-converted-into-state-guest-house-report\/articleshow\/132252388.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Delhi government is planning to convert the bungalow that served as Arvind Kejriwal&#8217;s official residence during his tenure as chief minister into a state guest house, NEW DELHI: The Delhi government is planning to convert the bungalow that served as Arvind Kejriwal&#8216;s official residence during his tenure as chief minister into a state guest [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":32434,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[150],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32433","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-delhi"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32433","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32433"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32433\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32434"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32433"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32433"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32433"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}