Former TMC MP Mahua Moitra, received an eviction notice from the Directorate of Estates after she was expelled from Lok Sabha last month sources in the Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry said.
The Trinamool Congress leader has been directed to immediately vacate her bungalow, which was given to her as an MP, they added.
“Since the eviction notice was issued to her (Moitra) on Tuesday, a team of officials from the directorate of estates will now be sent to ensure that the government bungalow is vacated at the earliest,” a source informed PTI
The TMC leader, whose allotment was canceled, was earlier asked to leave the house by January 7. She was expelled from the Lok Sabha on December 8 of last year.
The Department of Education (DoE) sent her a notice on January 8 asking her to respond to it within three days explaining why she hadn’t left her government housing. She received a second notice on January 12.
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On January 4, the Delhi High Court asked the TMC leader to approach the DoE with a request to allow her to continue to occupy the government accommodation allotted to her.
In addressing Moitra’s appeal against an official notice requesting her to leave the government bungalow by January 7, Justice Subramoniun Prasad pointed out that the regulations allowed the authorities to grant an extension of stay of up to six months to a resident under special circumstances, provided certain fees were paid.
The court acknowledged that it had not made any observations regarding the merits of the case and permitted Moitra to withdraw her petition. It stated that the DoE would consider her case before making a decision.
It further added that the law mandates issuing notice to a resident before eviction and the government has to take steps to evict the petitioner in the accordance with law.
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Moitra was held guilty of “unethical conduct” and expelled from Lok Sabha on December 8 last year for allegedly accepting gifts from businessman Darshan Hiranandani and sharing her user ID and password of the Parliament website with him.
