Atishi bungalow row: AAP says BJP has anti-women mindset

NEW DELHI: The ruling Aam Aadmi Party has slammed the BJP's "anti-women" mindset amid the row over the allotment of the CM house at 6, Flagstaff Road in Civil Lines area to newly-appointed chief minister Atishi.
The party alleged that the CM house was forcibly vacated at the behest of the BJP as Lt Governor V K Saxena wants to allot it to a saffron party leader.
The allegation has set a stage for another round of tussle between the AAP dispensation and the LG office.

Sources at the LG office claimed that the 6, Flagstaff Road bungalow is not the official residence of the chief minister and that it has not been allotted to CM Atishi so far.
AAP leader Priyanka Kakkar accused BJP of having an anti-women mindset for "throwing out the belongings of Atishi from the CM house.'
She condemned the BJP for sealing the house of a woman CM during Navratri, stating that such a cheap act could curse the party's chances of returning to power in Delhi for 27 years.
Kakkar also pointed out that to occupy the CM residence, one must win elections, taking a dig at Delhi’s LG VK Saxena.
"During Navratras, when we invite Goddess Durga to our homes during Navratri and worship our daughters, the BJP sealed the official residence of the woman chief minister and threw out her belongings," said Priyanka Kakkar.
"Due to such a cheap act, BJP will be cursed in such a way that it will not be able to come back to power in Delhi for another 27 years," Priyanka Kakkar added.
After Atishi shifted some of her belongings to 6, Flagstaff Road in Civil Lines, which was the official residence of the then CM Arvind Kejriwal, PWD on Wednesday took its possession, sparking a controversy.
PWD officials claimed that a team of civil and electrical engineers from the department received the keys to the residence from the staff of the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) around 5pm. They asserted that Atishi's staff voluntarily removed her belongings before handing over the keys.
(With agency inputs)