Former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has to vacate the CM residence soon. AAP leader Raghav Chadha has claimed that Kejriwal does not have any house of his own. In such a situation, the Aam Aadmi Party is demanding a government house for Kejriwal. The party says that Kejriwal is the president of a national party and a former CM. But is Arvind Kejriwal entitled to a government residence after resigning from the post of CM? What does the rule of allotment of housing say? Let us know the answers to all these questions.
When will Kejriwal vacate the house?
Former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said that he will leave his official residence during the upcoming Navratri festival starting from October 3. Kejriwal said that I will move out of the residence during Navratri and will stay among those who are offering me accommodation. He has said that today I do not even have a house to live in. Many people are calling me to stay in their homes.
What is AAP's argument?
Aam Aadmi Party MP Raghav Chadha has said that according to the law, Arvind Kejriwal is entitled to a government residence. He said that according to the rules of the Election Commission, every national party is given an office in the country's capital and a government residence to the national president/convenor of the party. Raghav Chadha said that there are a total of six national political parties in Delhi, out of which the presidents of 5 BJP, Congress, BSP, CMP (Communist Marxist Party) have been given government accommodation. In such a situation, the sixth national party AAP should also get accommodation.
What does the rule say?
Actually, as a former Chief Minister, Arvind Kejriwal is not entitled to get housing from the government. In May 2018, the Supreme Court had said that Chief Ministers cannot get a government bungalow after leaving the post. They should be treated like ordinary citizens. However, the president or convener of a national party is entitled to government housing. If he does not have any accommodation of his own or given by the government in Delhi. Let us tell you that in the year 2023, the Aam Aadmi Party was given the status of a national party by the Election Commission.
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