RaGa gets notice, asked to vacate MP bungalow by April 23
New Delhi, March 27: After the disqualification as MP from Lok Sabha, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has been given notice to vacate his bungalow situated in Tughlaq Lane. This notice was issued on Tuesday as he has been residing here since 2005.
Rahul Gandhi was told by the Lok Sabha Secretariat that the allotment of his present residence shall “deem to have been cancelled with effect from April 23”.
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The order was issued after Gandhi’s disqualification from the Lok Sabha following the two-year jail term that was handed to him by a Gujarat court in a defamation case. He represented the Wayanad constituency in Kerala, was disqualified on March 24 with effect from March 23.
The letter was sent from LS Secretariat to Rahul Gandhi, which stated that his disqualification from the membership of 17th Lok Sabha, the allotment of his present accommodation shall deem to have been cancelled with effect from April 23.
According to sources, the letter was signed by Deputy Secretary, Mohit Rajan, informed the former Congress president that he could retain Bungalow No. 12, Tughlaq Lane, along with its units as his regular accommodation in the capacity of Member of 17th Lok Sabha “for a maximum period of one month i.e. up to April 22 on terms and conditions as were applicable as a member immediately before your disqualification.”
- With inputs from agencies
