Water and power supply to a ministerial bungalow occupied by Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury was on Tuesday disconnected as authorities started eviction proceedings, an action the former UPA minist
Water and power supply to a ministerial bungalow occupied by Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury was on Tuesday disconnected as authorities started eviction proceedings, an action the former UPA minister termed as “vendetta” by the government.
Officials reached the 14, New Moti Bagh residence of Mr Chowdhury, who has failed to move to the alternative accommodation provided to him, and snapped the electricity and water connections besides moving out his furniture.
The Lok Sabha MP from Murshidabad attempted to get the eviction stayed by the Delhi high court, which did not interfere with the disconnection of utilities and ordered a status quo till Wednesday morning when it will hear the matter.
Directorate of estates sources said that the MP has been allotted another house on Humayun Road and given sufficient time to vacate the bungalow which it said he was not entitled to. Mr Chowdhury did not vacate despite several reminders in the past, sources said.
“I got a stay from the court. It is nothing but political vendetta against the Opposition by the government,” Mr Chowdhury told agencies. He also denied claims that he was not entitled to the house.
Asked why he had not moved to the new house, the MP said it has to be made liveable with electricity connection and other amenities. “I am asking them to make a joint inspection of the house so that whatever is required can be done,” he said.
Mr Chowdhury, who was minister of state for railways in the UPA government, has been allotted the house on Humayun Road more than one year ago after he became a Lok Sabha MP from Murshidabad in 2014. In the high court, Chief Justice G. Rohini and Justice Jayant Nath refused to interfere in the proceedings. “If water and electricity have been disconnected, let it be. We will keep it as it is. We are not passing any interim order (on staying eviction). We will maintain status quo till tomorrow morning,” they said.
