Rahul Gandhi gets government bungalow back after being reinstated as MP: Sources
Rahul Gandhi vacated the bungalow in April this year, after his disqualification as Member of Parliament, following his conviction in a criminal defamation case.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has been reallotted his 12 Tughlaq Lane bungalow in Delhi, after his parliamentary membership was restored, sources said on Tuesday. He had vacated the bungalow in April this year, after his disqualification as an MP.
However, now that the Supreme Court has stayed his conviction in the 'Modi' surname criminal defamation case, and his MP status is back, the bungalow has been allotted to him again, sources said.
When asked for a reaction on getting back his official residence as an MP, Rahul told news agency ANI, "Mera ghar poora Hindustan hai (Whole of India is my home)".
Rahul first got allotted the bungalow in 2004 after winning the Amethi constituency in the general elections.
The Lok Sabha Housing Committee had issued a notice to Rahul Gandhi to vacate his bungalow at 12 Tughlaq Lane on April 22.
A disqualified MP is not entitled to government accommodation and gets a month's time to vacate his official residence.
In April, Rahul wrote to Mohit Rajan, the deputy secretary at the Lok Sabha secretariat, saying, "Thank you for your letter of March 27, 2023 regarding the cancellation of my accommodation at 12, Tughlaq Lane."
In the letter, Rahul Gandhi said he owes the "happy memories of my time spent here" to the mandate of the people. "Without prejudice to my rights, I will, of course, abide by the details contained in your letter," he added.
