Lutyens’ Bungalows: Ambika Soni, Kumari Selja drag govt to court against eviction order

The Urban Development Ministry notice issued to the two former ministers had asked them to vacate their government bungalows by June 10 and shift to the accommodation allotted to them.

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Two separate pleas were filed in the Delhi High Court registry on Thursday evening and sources say that they are likely to be mentioned for hearing before the court on Friday.

Days after eviction notices were served on them by the Ministry of Urban Development to vacate their Type VIII government bungalows, Congress MPs and former ministers, Kumari Selja and Ambika Soni have approached the Delhi High court against the eviction orders.

Two separate pleas were filed in the Delhi High Court registry on Thursday evening and sources say that they are likely to be mentioned for hearing before the court on Friday.

The plea, which was accessed by The Indian Express, states that the eviction orders were “guided by mala fide intentions of the ruling establishment against the members of the opposition in Parliament.”

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It adds that “senior parliamentarians, who have held office as a Union Cabinet minister, or chief minister of a state or a Governor or Speaker of the Lok Sabha, amongst others, are eligible according to the policy published on the website of the Rajya Sabha and have been allowed to continue in the Type VIII houses under the respective house pool.”

The Urban Development Ministry notice issued to the two former ministers had asked them to vacate their government bungalows by June 10 and shift to the accommodation allotted to them.

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