Mehbooba Mufti will get discover to vacate the luxurious govt bungalow at Gupkar Road

Former Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has been served with a discover to vacate the federal government bungalow she has been occupying in Srinagar’s elite Gupkar Road. The PDP chief has been given seven days to reply as to why she shouldn’t be ordered to depart.

J&Okay | PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti confirms to ANI that she has been served a discover asking her to vacate her official authorities lodging, the Fairview residence in Srinagar

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— ANI (@ANI) October 21, 2022

“Upon receiving an unsatisfactory response from Mehbooba Mufti, the Estates Department will issue a final eviction notice, and she will be asked to vacate Fairview Gupkar Bungalow,” officers acknowledged.

The order additionally talked about that if Mufti wants authorities lodging for safety issues, she can be offered a spot to remain.

#BREAKING: Mehbooba Mufti has been requested to instantly vacate her palatial bungalow of Gupkar Road at Fairview. Good transfer by J&Okay Govt. You can’t take pleasure in Govt luxurious after which sing to the tune of for Pakistani propaganda. Gupkar Gang Elites for lengthy have loved it. Go to Nowgam. pic.twitter.com/CUU112u79x

— Aditya Raj Kaul (@AdityaRajKaul) October 21, 2022

Suhail Bukhari, a spokesperson of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) stated, “The Estates Department has issued a notice asking Mehbooba Mufti to vacate the residence.”

Since 2005, Mehbooba Mufti has resided within the Fairview bungalow. Her father, former chief minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, was allotted the bungalow on Gupkar Road dealing with Srinagar’s Dal Lake.

Mufti and plenty of different former politicians, together with Nazir Gurezi, have been served with notices to vacate their authorities lodging on October 15.

Fairview Residence was earlier referred to as PAPA-II Interrogation Center and served as an official visitor home till 1989. It received its title after the Border Security Force (BSF) occupied it in 1990.

Reportedly, the centre was used as a daily interrogation facility till senior bureaucrat Ashok Jaitly moved in and used it as his residence in 1996.

It is price noting that, based on the Jammu and Kashmir Legislature Members Pension Act, 1984, former Chief Ministers of Jammu and Kashmir will obtain authorities housing in addition to Rs.35 thousand for upkeep and furnishing, a most of Rs.48 thousand for phone expenditures, and different amenities. However, with the adoption of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Act on October 31, 2019, the Act that offered these luxuries to former Chief Ministers has come to an finish.

Former chief ministers Farooq Abdullah, Ghulam Nabi Azad, and Omar Abdullah have been additionally compelled to vacate authorities bungalows. Mehbooba Mufti, alternatively, refused to depart the official mansion, claiming safety issues.