
The divide between the scions of the Gaekwad royal family of the erstwhile Baroda State, Ranjitsinh Gaekwad and Sangramsinh Gaekwad, has once again come out in the open.
Sangramsinh8217;s son Pratapsinh has filed an application under the Right to Information RTI Act to the Vadodara Municipal Corporation VMC, inquiring about the Gaekwads carrying out a new construction in the Laxmi Vilas Palace premises recently.
C B Patel, VMC Town Development Officer, said: 8220;On September 22, Pratapsinh enquired about the Gaekwads constructing new buildings in the palace premises at Moti Baug area. Following this, we served a notice on the Gaekwads, who replied that there are no new constructions in Moti Baug.8221;
Mahendrasinh Chauhan, Administrator, Gaekwad Baroda Golf Club, said, 8220;We have responded to the queries saying that no such activity is going on in the Palace premises.8221;