Government begins strategy of evicting Ram Vilas Paswan’s household from 12 Janpath bungalow

By PTI

NEW DELHI: The authorities on Wednesday began the method of evicting the household of late Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan from the 12 Janpath bungalow that was allotted to him in 1990, with a number of vehicles carrying furnishings and different family items seen driving out of the lodging.

The Directorate of Estates, which comes below the Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry, despatched a workforce of officers to execute an eviction order issued to the late minister’s son and Lok Sabha MP Chirag Paswan in July final 12 months.

The 12 Janpath bungalow is earmarked for Union ministers and the occupants of the federal government lodging have been requested to vacate it, an official stated.

The eviction course of will even proceed on Thursday, the official stated, including that overstaying prices will likely be levied in accordance with the foundations because the Paswan household was eligible to make use of the bungalow until December 7, 2020.

Chirag Paswan, who was not current on the bungalow when the eviction course of started, couldn’t be reached for feedback.

At least 5 vehicles loaded with furnishings and different family items drove out of the bungalow, which was the official tackle of the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP).

The LJP cut up into two following variations between Chirag Paswan and his uncle Pashupati Kumar Paras after the demise of Ram Vilas Paswan.

The bungalow was used for holding the celebration’s organisational conferences and different associated occasions.

Ram Vilas Paswan, one of many nation’s most outstanding Dalit leaders, died on the age of 74 in October 2020.

He had been a minister in central governments headed by events of contrasting ideological persuasions, starting from the Janata Dal to the Congress and the BJP, since 1989.

According to the Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry, Ram Vilas Paswan was allotted bungalow quantity 12, Janpath on March 14, 1990, because the then labour and welfare minister.

“He (Ram Vilas Paswan) was occupying this bungalow in his various capacities. He had passed away on October 8, 2020. The family of late Paswan was eligible to retain the bungalow till November 7, 2020, on rent-free furnished basis and another one term (till December 7, 2020) on payment of normal license fee and water and electricity charges,” one other official stated.

He stated that attributable to non-vacation, eviction proceedings had been initiated towards the members of the family on January 6 final 12 months.

“Estate officer had passed the eviction order on July 14, 2021,” the official stated.

Eviction notices have been despatched to all former ministers, together with BJP Lok Sabha MPs Ram Shankar Katheria and P C Sarangi, to vacate the official bungalows allotted to them, sources stated.

In July 2020, the Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry had requested Congress chief Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to vacate her bungalow in Lutyens’ Delhi.