After ‘vacate’ orders, Priyanka Gandhi clears Rs 3.46 lakh dues against govt bungalow

Team Udayavani, Jul 2, 2020, 1:34 PM IST

New Delhi: Hours after being served with a notice to vacate the government bungalow within a months time, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi cleared her pending dues via an online payment.

In the notice the Congress leader was asked to clear the accumulated dues of Rs 3,46,677 as on June 30, 2020 before vacating the bungalow allotted to her in Delhi’s Lodhi Estate

“Ms Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has made online payment of balance amount due on her. Hence, now dues as on 30.06.2020 is nil against her,” a spokesperson for the ministry of housing and urban affairs said.

Earlier on Wednesday the goverment Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to vacate her bungalow in Lutyens” Delhi within a month, saying she is not entitled to the facility following withdrawal of her SPG protection.

According to an order issued by the Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry issued an order asking Gandhi to vacate her official bungalow by August 1, saying she is not entitled to the facility following withdrawal of her SPG protection.

The ministry asked her to also pay the rent for the period she takes to vacate her official accommodation.

The government had in November last year replaced the Special Protection Group (SPG) cover of Congress president Sonia Gandhi and her children Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, with Z-plus security by the CRPF.

“Consequent upon withdrawal of SPG protection and grant of Z+ security cover by the Ministry of Home Affairs, which does not have provision for allotment/retention of government accommodation on security grounds to you (Gandhi), the allotment of Type 6B House No. 35, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi is hereby cancelled w.e.f 01/07/2020.

“One month concessional period on the same rent up to August 1 is allowed as per rules,” the Directorate of Estates said in its order.