Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal addressing press conference in New Delhi over cancellation of Rouse Avenue land allotted for AAP office. (Screengrab: @AAPExpress)

Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party convener Arvind Kejriwal has threatened to take to streets over cancellation of office land allocated to the Aam Aadmi Party at Rouse Avenue in New Delhi.

Arvind Kejriwal alleged that all the political parties "are after Aam Aadmi Party, which is being singled out for discrimination."

"It is very unfortunate that the party, which won 67 seats to form government in Delhi, is being discriminated against. This is the first incident of its kind after Independence," said Kejriwal adding, "Why AAP is being discriminated against?"

Kejriwal's comment follows Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal's decision to cancel the allocation of land at the Rouse Avenue near ITO in New Delhi for the office of the Aam Aadmi Party.

The L-G's decision was said to have been made on the recommendation of the Shunglu committee report, which had red-flagged the process of giving away land to the ruling party.

KEJRIWAL VS L-G OVER ROUSE AVENUE: 10 THINGS TO KNOW Kejriwal said, "The party, which has no member in Delhi Assembly, has five offices in Delhi. The BJP, which has three members in the Delhi Assembly, has seven offices in Delhi. Even the VHP, ABVP and the RSS have their offices. The RJD has its office." Kejriwal further said, "Office is our right. We are the people, who came from the streets. If you snatch our office, we will again hit the street and fight for the people." "What is our fault? Is our fault is that we finished the largest tanker mafia of the country," asked Kejriwal adding, "The BJP is frustrated ever since we proposed to do away with the house tax in Delhi if we win the MCD elections. This is why the BJP has snatched our office." Kejriwal said, "The MCD schools and hospitals are facing acute neglect of the authorities. If we come to the MCD, we will transform the schools and hospital under it the way we did those falling under the Delhi government." AAP office at Rouse Avenue, New Delhi. (Photo: Bali/Twitter) AAP office at Rouse Avenue, New Delhi. (Photo: Bali/Twitter) Earlier, Lt Governor Anil Baijal cancelled the office allotment to the ruling AAP, stating it was made in "clear violation" of rules, as powers on land in the national capital are vested with the Centre. Sources in the LG's office said that Baijal had also sought opinion of the Public Works Department on the issue, which gave an opinion that the "accommodation was allotted violating the rules". "The accommodation allotment to the AAP by the government was in clear violation of laid down rules as powers related to land in Delhi are vested with the Centre," a source said. The allotment of the accommodation was one of the "irregularities" pointed out by a three-member panel, headed by V K Shunglu, constituted by the then LG Najeeb Jung to examine files related to the decisions taken by the AAP government. On March 29, Baijal had also directed the Delhi chief secretary to recover Rs 97 crore from the AAP for advertisements projecting Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and the party, allegedly in violation of the Supreme Court guidelines. In November 2015, the AAP government had approved a policy for land allotment to state parties.The Kejriwal government then allotted a bungalow to the AAP on Rouse Avenue early last year. The bungalow was earlier allotted to Asim Ahmed Khan, the then Delhi Minister, who was sacked over graft charges.

L-G order to cancel land alloaction for AAP office at Rouse Avenue, New Delhi. L-G order to cancel land alloaction for AAP office at Rouse Avenue, New Delhi.

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