CM calls for over 1 cr. restoration from Kejriwal over pretend phansi-ghar

Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Wednesday referred to as for an intensive inquiry and demanded that the ₹1.04 crore spent by the earlier Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) authorities on a British-era “pretend” ‘phansi-ghar’ (execution room) on the Delhi Assembly be recovered from former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.

Terming the transfer a “deception of individuals” and an “insult to martyrs”, Ms. Gupta stated the set up was primarily based on no official documentation and primarily a repurposed “tiffin room” falsely portrayed as a historic phansi-ghar to mislead the general public.

During a dialogue within the Assembly, she stated an FIR ought to be registered towards Mr. Kejriwal and the construction be eliminated earlier than  August 25.

Noting that the phansi-ghar was inaugurated on August 9, 2022, Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta stated the 1911-12 constructing map accessed from the National Archives clearly marked the house as a tiffin room. “I problem AAP to seek out one historian who can confirm it was an execution room,” he stated.

‘Distortion of heritage’

“Such tiffin rooms are in different places of work too. You will  learn about them for those who conduct an inquiry. Without any paperwork, it was declared as an execution room. We are ashamed of this. He [Kejriwal] had a illness of mendacity,” the CM stated, terming it a “distortion of heritage”.

AAP legislator Sanjeev Jha stated many execution rooms from the British period should not formally recorded and accused the ruling social gathering of “standing with the British”.