After Lok Sabha disqualification, Rahul Gandhi gets notice to vacate official bungalow | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who was disqualified from Lok Sabha following his conviction in a criminal defamation case, has now been asked to vacate the government-allotted bungalow by April 22.
According to official sources, the Lok Sabha Housing Committee has served a notice to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi asking him to vacate the 12, Tughlaq Lane bungalow.
The former Congress president was disqualified as a Lok Sabha member after his conviction by a Surat court on March 23 in a criminal defamation case over his “Modi surname” remark.

The court had sentenced him to two years in jail for the remarks made at an election rally in 2019.
A senior official of the housing committee said a disqualified Lok Sabha member has to vacate the official bungalow within one month of losing his membership.
Another official said that Gandhi can write to the Housing Committee seeking an extended stay, a request that can be considered by the panel.
The committee has 11 members drawn from different parties and is headed BJP MP C R Patil.
The notification issued by the Lok Sabha Secretariat was marked to various departments, including the Directorate of Estates and the New Delhi Municipal Council, for necessary actions.

Rahul has refused to apologise for his remarks and has claimed that he was removed from the Lok Sabha because the government was scared of his questions on the Adani issue.
Reacting to the notice, Congress MP Pramod Tiwari said “This shows BJP’s hatred towards Rahul Gandhi.”
“For a period of 30 days after the notice is served, one can rightfully continue to stay in the same house. After the 30-day time period, one can continue to stay in the same house by paying rent at market rates. Rahul Gandhi comes under ‘Z’ plus security category,” he added.
Congress member Manickam Tagore, who is a member of the committee, hit out at the government over the decision and linked it to Gandhi’s trenchant criticism of its policies.
When Gandhi spoke against a few corporate groups getting all benefits under this government, his security was given to the CRPF from the SPG and when he spoke on February 7 about “Adani & Modi friendship” he was disqualified as an MP, Tagore alleged.
BJP national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla hit back, saying a government-allotted bungalow is not one’s personal property.
(With inputs from agencies)