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Delhi’s CM Rekha Gupta will reside at Plot No 8, Raj Niwas Marg, with bungalows 1 and a pair of allotted for her use, following PWD pointers.
Bungalow No.1 & 2 at Raj Niwas Marg in New Delhi, India, on Thursday. (Sanjeev Verma/HT)
There are 4 bungalows on this plot. Chief minister Rekha Gupta is being allotted bungalow numbers 1 and a pair of. Most probably, she’s going to dwell in a single and use the opposite as a camp workplace.
The different two bungalows , 3 and 4, are with deputy speaker Mohan Singh Bisht and social welfare minister Ravinder Indraj Singh, respectively.
“Bungalow number 1 was being used for the LG’s secretariat which is being vacated as of now. Bungalow number 2 was earlier allocated to MLA Abhay Verma but he also decided to surrender it after which it has been allocated to the CM,” stated a PWD official.
Officials added that the bungalows comply with the house ministry pointers on allocation of residential lodging because the CM has been given Z-level safety.
“There are specific criteria that we need to follow like the number of entry and exits, an open congregation area for events (like a lawn), segregated residential and office space, segregated servant quarters etc,” stated the official.
The CM visited no less than 7-8 properties on DDU Marg, Civil Lines and likewise thought of some from the central pool earlier than finalising these two bungalows, officers stated. She is presently staying at her household dwelling in her constituency, Shalimar Bagh.
The chief minister’ workplace didn’t reply to queries on the allocation.
“Bungalows are usually shortlisted from our residential pool. These are offered to the CM and she may visit the houses to finalise the one she seems fit. The finalised house is then approved and allocated through the General Administration Department (GAD). Following due process, the allocation has been made,” stated a PWD official, explaining the method.
Gupta, in addition to different BJP leaders, had declared that she wouldn’t dwell at 6, Flagstaff Road, Arvind Kejriwal’s official residence when he was CM. Dubbed “Sheeshmahal” by the BJP and different political events and held up as an emblem of corruption, the bungalow is the topic of a probe over extreme expenditure by the vigilance division.
The first two of three chief ministers of Delhi — Brahm Prakash and Madan Lal Khurana — had been allotted 33, Shamnath Marg. However, after they appeared to have suffered “bad luck”, succeeding chief ministers stayed away. Delhi’s longest serving chief minister , Congress chief Sheila Dikshit, stayed on the a lot smaller residence at AB-17, Mathura Road, for a lot of her three phrases.The Shamnath Marg home was additionally allotted to Aam Aadmi Party’s Atishi however she most well-liked to remain at her personal home in Kalkaji.
