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The Union government has assured the Delhi High Court that Arvind Kejriwal will be allotted appropriate accommodation within 10 days. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta made the statement before a bench of Justice Sachin Datta on Thursday. The assurance comes after the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) filed a petition seeking residential accommodation for Kejriwal in a centrally located area of New Delhi.
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AAP's petition on residential accommodation for Kejriwal
The AAP argued that according to an office memorandum issued by the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs on July 31, 2014, national party presidents are entitled to such accommodations, as long as no other accommodations have been allotted to him/ her. The court had then sought the Centre's response in