The Directorate of Estates on Tuesday issued an eviction discover to former TMC MP Mahua Moitra, who was ousted from the Lok Sabha final month, relating to her authorities bungalow, information company PTI reported citing sources within the Union Housing and City Affairs Ministry.
Based on the report, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief has been instructed to vacate the bungalow instantly, which was allotted to her throughout her tenure as an MP.
“Because the eviction discover was issued on Tuesday, a crew from the Directorate of Estates will now be dispatched to make sure immediate trip of the federal government bungalow,” a supply informed PTI.
It’s to be famous that having been expelled from the Lok Sabha on December 8 final yr, Moitra had been earlier directed to vacate the residence by January 7 following the cancellation of her allotment.
On January 8, the DoE issued a discover, giving Moitra three days to reply to why she had not vacated the federal government lodging. One other discover adopted on January 12.
On January 4, the Delhi Excessive Courtroom suggested Moitra to strategy the DoE with a request to allow her to proceed residing within the authorities lodging allotted to her. The court docket acknowledged distinctive circumstances permitting a resident to overstay for as much as six months, topic to sure prices. Click on right here to learn extra.
Justice Subramoniun Prasad famous that the court docket has not made any observations on the matter’s deserves, permitting Moitra to withdraw her petition. The DoE is anticipated to resolve her case independently, adhering to the legislation’s eviction procedures.
Moitra was expelled from the Lok Sabha on December 8 final yr for alleged “unethical conduct,” involving accepting presents from businessman Darshan Hiranandani and sharing her Parliament web site consumer ID and password with him.
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