New Delhi [India], July 1 (ANI): Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has been asked to vacate her government accommodation in Delhi by August 1 with a government notice stating that her allotment stands cancelled from today.
In a letter to Priyanka Gandhi, the directorate of estates under the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs asked her to vacate the bungalow on Lodi Road as she no longer has Special Protection Group security.
“Consequent upon withdrawal of SPG protection and grant of Z+ security cover by Ministry of Home Affairs, which does not have provision for allotment/retention of government accommodation on security grounds to you, the allotment of Type 6B house number 35, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi is hereby cancelled with effect from July 1. One month concessional period on the same rent up to August 1 is allowed as per rules,” said the ministry’s notice.
“It is, therefore, advised to vacate the house on or before August 1. Any stay beyond August 1 will attract damage charges/penal rent as per rules,” the directorate of estates added.
Chowdhury slams government for asking Priyanka Gandhi to vacate bungalow, says battle China not Gandhi family
New Delhi [India], July 1 (ANI): Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Wednesday slammed the BJP-led government and accused it of targeting Priyanka Gandhi Vadra instead of “evicting the Chinese intruders”.
“BJP party’s priority list. Before evicting the Chinese intruders who have not only occupied strategic heights in Ladakh but also killed our soldiers dastardly, evicting Priyanka Gandhi from her bungalow is more important,” Chowdhury, leader of Congress in the Lok Sabha, said in a tweet.
“Instead of waging battle against Congress party and Gandhi Parivar, wage the battle against corona and China,” he added.
The Directorate of Estates under the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has asked the Congress leader to vacate the bungalow on Lodhi Road as she no longer has Special Protection Group security.
She has been advised to vacate the house on or before August 1. The letter said that any stay beyond August 1 will attract damage charges/penal rent as per rules.
Punjab CM urges Centre to revoke orders asking Priyanka to vacate govt accommodation on security ground
Taking strong exception to the Centre’s orders asking Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to vacate her government accommodation in New Delhi by August 1, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has urged the Union Government to withdraw the cancellation orders in the interest of her security and safety.
Reacting to reports of Priyanka being asked to leave the house since she no longer had Special Protection Group (SPG) cover, which had entitled her to the government bungalow, the Chief Minister said the Central Government should reinstate her SPG cover and restore her accommodation in view of the threat perception which she continues to have as a member of the Gandhi family.
“Political considerations and differences cannot and should not be allowed to come in the way of ensuring fool-proof security and safety of any person, especially when that persons belongs to a family that had lost two members to terror attacks,” said Captain Amarinder.
Given this background, the safety of Sonia, Priyanka and Rahul remains a matter of concern for the entire nation, which they have been serving selflessly over the past several decades, he said.
The Chief Minister said neither the withdrawal of Priyanka’s SPG cover nor the cancellation of her government accommodation was justifiable in the circumstances.
“Any compromise on Priyanka’s safety could be construed as a political witch-hunt, especially when these orders have come at a time when she has been strongly and unrelentingly criticising the handling of the Covid crisis in Uttar Pradesh, especially the Prime Minister’s parliamentary constituency of Varanasi,” the Chief Minister warned.
All people, irrespective of their ideology, have the right to criticise and demand explanations from the government in a democracy, he pointed out, adding that this is even more applicable to politicians.
Captain Amarinder pointed out that despite the continued political attacks on his government by the Akali leadership, he has personally ensured that the Badal family’s safety is not put at stake at any cost. Not only had he offered Prakash Singh Badal continued use of a government house in the state, his government had complimented the central security of the former chief minister with a huge posse of Punjab Police personnel, he observed.
Bullet proof land cruisers and vehicles for Badal’s security had been arranged by his government and would continue to be provided irrespective of the differences between the ruling Congress and the SAD in Punjab, he said. No government should throw the safety of their opponents to the wind as a tool of political vendetta, he stressed. (ANI)
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