SC tells Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury to have some dignity and vacate government bungalow

New Delhi: There is no relief for Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury. The Supreme Court on Friday refused to interfere with the Delhi High Court order asking him to vacate his government bungalow in the national capital.

The apex court adviced Chowdhury to have some dignity and vacate the premises.

Chowdhury had said he was forcibly evicted from his bungalow earlier this week. But the government justified the move saying he had overstayed.

Chowdhury called the eviction a political vendetta by the BJP. Chowdhury alleged that the authorities snapped the electrical connection to his bungalow without informing him even when he was there. He claimed that the new accommodation given to him was "not in habitable condition".

The Lok Sabha MP from Murshidabad, who is also the chief of West Bengal Congress Committee, has been allotted a type-VI bungalow at C-1/4 Humayun Road.

According to the Directorate of Estate, Chowdhury was overstaying at the 14, New Moti Bagh residence for 19 months since the cancellation of his allotment on June 27, 2014 by the Urban Development Ministry after he had ceased to be a Minister in the Union Council of Ministers.

As a Member of Lok Sabha, Chowdhury is entitled to a Type- VI accommodation. He was allotted an alternative accommodation at C-1/99, Moti Bagh, by the House Committee of Lok Sabha in January, 2015. However, the new allotment was not acceptable to him.

Subsequently, he was allotted an independent bungalow at C1\77, Moti Bagh (Type-6B) on June 1, 2015, but that too was not accepted by the MP.

Chowdhury was again allotted a bungalow at C-1/4, Humayun Road, on November 3, 2015 and, after inspection and certification by CPWD, was requested on December 23, 2015, to vacate the Type-8 bungalow and move into the Humayun Road bungalow within 15 days to avoid accumulation of damages and contempt of court.

A reminder was also issued to NDMC for disconnection of water and electricity connection to the New Moti Bagh house. Chowdhury moved high court against eviction on January 29 and the same was dismissed by the High Court on February 1.

(With additional information from PTI)