The Ministry of Urban Development served a second notice to Trinamool Congress’ leader Mahua Moitra to vacate the government house, sources said on Thursday. According to the sources, Mahua Moitra has to reply to this notice by January 16.
Recently, the Directorate of Estate, under the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, asked Moitra to vacate her official bungalow, shortly after she was expelled from the Lok Sabha in connection with the ‘cash-for-query’ case. Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Mahua Moitra had knocked on the doors of the Delhi High Court, seeking the quashing of the notice issued by the Directorate of Estate canceling her government accommodation of Delhi.
The plea stated that a notice had been issued to her on December 11, 2023, which directed her to vacate the house by 7.01.2024, failing which proceedings under the Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants Act) 1971 (‘PP Act 1971’) will be caused to be initiated. The plea prayed to allow her to retain possession of her government accommodation till the results of the 2024 General Elections.