CAG To Conduct Special Audit Of Arvind Kejriwal’s Bungalow Reconstruction

The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India will conduct a special audit into the alleged administrative and financial irregularities in the reconstruction of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's residence, Raj Niwas officials said on Tuesday.

The Ministry of Home Affairs had recommended the special CAG audit following a letter dated May 24 from L-G Vinai Kumar Saxena, who had pointed out financial irregularities in the renovation of the Delhi Chief Minister's official residence.

The letter was received from the LG office and it pointed out ''gross and prima facie financial irregularities'' in the ''reconstruction'' of the chief minister's official residence, they claimed.

No immediate reaction was available from the Arvind Kejriwal's office or the ruling Aam Aadmi Party.

The BJP had earlier claimed that about Rs 45 crore was spent on the beautification of the Delhi Chief Minister's official residence in the city's Civil Lines area and demanded his resignation on moral" grounds.

However, the Congress alleged on 7 May that the amount spent on Kejriwal's residence was Rs 171 crore and not Rs 45 crore as his government had to buy additional flats for officers whose houses had to be either demolished or vacated for the expansion of the CM's residential complex.