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Worth the main and sheer curtains 96 lakhs, price of kitchen equipment A minibar worth 39 lakhs 4.80 lakh and the price of silk carpet ₹16.27 lakh – these are the findings of the audit of then Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s official residence at 6, Flag Staff Road, which drove up renovation costs and triggered the “Sheesh Mahal” controversy ahead of Delhi elections 2025.
Arvind Kejriwal vacated the house after stepping down as Delhi Chief Minister following his acquittal in the liquor policy scam case.
The initial estimate for the renovation of the official residence of the Delhi Chief Minister was 7.91 crore and when it was awarded in 2020, the cost was estimated to be 8.62 crores. Upon completion in 2022 by the Public Works Department (PWD), the total cost of the so-called “Sheesh Mahal” was ₹33.66 crore – four times the actual estimate, the Indian Express reported, citing the findings of the then Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG), Girish Chandra Murmu.
Arvind Kejriwal’s Sheesh Mahal audit report
Main and sheer curtains are worth When Arvind Kejriwal was the Chief Minister, kitchen equipment worth Rs 96 lakh was used in his official residence. The price of floor tiles was estimated at Rs 39 lakh. went up to 5.5 lakhs 14 lakh more TV consoles Rs 20.34 lakh was imposed.
The cost of treadmills and gym equipment is 18.52 lakh; silk carpet of Price of Rs 16.27 lakh and a minibar 4.80 lakh, the report said. round dining table price 4.80 lakhs; The imitation leather cover was valuable 5.45 lakh and L shaped sofa 6.40 lakh.
The CAG report also mentions “contract items” and replacing them with “additional costs”. of 33.66 crores, Rs 18.88 crore was spent on “objects of superior specification, artistic, antique and decorative objects” included as “additional objects”.
Items include cost of prefab lift and sliding doors 61 lakhs; Superior Class A Grade White Dior Pearl Marble Stone; Prefabricated bathtubs, prefinished glass shower enclosures and doors.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi also took a dig at Arvind Kejriwal after he inaugurated several major development projects for Delhi on Friday, January 3, and said he could have even built a “Sheesh Mahal” for himself, but he chose to give priority to the people. Decided. Building houses for them.
Reacting to PM Modi’s “Sheesh Mahal” comment against him, the former Delhi Chief Minister said, “The talk of Sheesh Mahal does not suit the person who built it.” 2,700 crore house for yourself, travel 8400 crore plane and wearing… 10-lakh suit.”
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