Sources said Kejriwal has already rejected a request to move to a government bungalow after he becomes chief minister. He is likely to shift to a flat somewhere near Delhi Secretariat at IP Estate in Central Delhi.
The ministers in Kejriwal’s cabinet may also not accept government bungalows entitled to them and are likely to prefer to stay in government flats following their leader’s footstep.
The Delhi government ministers are entitled to Type six or Type seven bungalows having three-bedrooms. Sheila Dikshit has been staying at a Type 8 bungalow on 3 Motilal Nehru Marg in Lutyens Delhi since 2003.
Meanwhile, Senior Superintendent of Police of Ghaziabad, Dharmendra Yadav, on Tuesday met Kejriwal at his residence and said that the AAP leader refused to take any security cover.
Kejriwal has already vowed to end the VIP culture like having cars fitted with red beacons. Kejriwal had been saying that he or his party MLAs would not take security cover, bunglow or cars fitted with red beacon after coming to power. On Monday, the AAP leader had refused to take security cover offered by Delhi police, saying ‘God’ provides him security.
On Tuesday, the AAP leader had refused to take security cover offered by Delhi Police, saying ‘God’ provides him security.
Meanwhile, Pranab Mukherjee has cleared the decks for the appointment of Arvind Kejriwal as the 7th chief minister of Delhi.
According to television reports, President Pranab Mukherjee has forwarded the letter of appointment to a joint secretary level officer of ministry of home affairs.
The Aam Aadmi Party on Monday had staked claim to form the government in the national capital, and are meeting on Tuesday to finalise the cabinet.
The ministers in Kejriwal’s cabinet may also not accept government bungalows entitled to them and are likely to prefer to stay in government flats following their leader’s footstep.
The Delhi government ministers are entitled to Type six or Type seven bungalows having three-bedrooms. Sheila Dikshit has been staying at a Type 8 bungalow on 3 Motilal Nehru Marg in Lutyens Delhi since 2003.
Meanwhile, Senior Superintendent of Police of Ghaziabad, Dharmendra Yadav, on Tuesday met Kejriwal at his residence and said that the AAP leader refused to take any security cover.
Kejriwal has already vowed to end the VIP culture like having cars fitted with red beacons. Kejriwal had been saying that he or his party MLAs would not take security cover, bunglow or cars fitted with red beacon after coming to power. On Monday, the AAP leader had refused to take security cover offered by Delhi police, saying ‘God’ provides him security.
On Tuesday, the AAP leader had refused to take security cover offered by Delhi Police, saying ‘God’ provides him security.
Meanwhile, Pranab Mukherjee has cleared the decks for the appointment of Arvind Kejriwal as the 7th chief minister of Delhi.
According to television reports, President Pranab Mukherjee has forwarded the letter of appointment to a joint secretary level officer of ministry of home affairs.
The Aam Aadmi Party on Monday had staked claim to form the government in the national capital, and are meeting on Tuesday to finalise the cabinet.