Former chief minister of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal has been booked for allegedly misusing public funds on large hoardings in 2019. The court has scheduled the hearing for April 8, allowing the police time to conduct further probe into the matter.
The FIR, approved by Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Neha Mittal, also names former MLA Gulab Singh and former Dwarka councillor Nitika Sharma. The complaint, filed in 2019, accuses the trio of “deliberately misused public money by putting up large-sized hoardings.”
Earlier this month, the Rouse Avenue Court allowed a petition seeking an FIR against Kejriwal and others for these allegations. While a metropolitan magistrate had dismissed the complaint in 2022, a sessions court later overturned the decision, directing the magistrate to reconsider the matter. Following this, the magistrate entertained a fresh plea for an FIR to be registered.
In January 2025, Special Judge Vishal Gogne pointed out that the earlier dismissal order failed to determine whether the alleged offence was cognisable.
Meanwhile, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta accused the former AAP government of constructing a ‘Sheesh Mahal’ instead of helping slum-dwellers, as she announced an allocation of Rs 900 crore for basic amenities in slum clusters. She highlighted the former government’s corruption.
Gupta also jokingly proposed the inclusion of the ‘Sheesh Mahal’ as a tourist destination, stating, “We will include the ‘Sheesh Mahal’, too, as a tourist destination and show it to people through tickets.”
