Vacate government accommodation within 7 days: Housing Committee to former MPs

Vacate government accommodation within 7 days: Housing Committee to former MPs

Almost three months after the dissolution of the 16th Lok Sabha, a score of lawmakers is yet to vacate their official bungalows.

ANIUpdated: Monday, August 19, 2019, 08:53 PM IST
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Chairman of the Housing Committee, Chandrakant Patil | ANI Photo

New Delhi: All the former Members of Parliament (MPs) have been asked to vacate their government accommodations in Delhi within seven days, chairman of the Housing Committee, Chandrakant Patil on Monday said.

Speaking to ANI, Patil said, "All former MPs have been given seven days to vacate the Govt accommodations. Officers have been asked to stop power and water supply to these accommodations within three days." He continued, "According to the law, if an MP is not re-elected, they have to vacate the official residence within 30 days. At least 50-60 MPs are yet to vacate their houses."

Almost three months after the dissolution of the 16th Lok Sabha, a score of lawmakers is yet to vacate their official bungalows. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, too, touched upon the issue while addressing an event at the inauguration of the Lok Sabha Secretariat duplex flats in New Delhi's North Avenue today.

"When a new session of Parliament begins, newer MPs face a lot of trouble as far as finding accommodation is concerned. I am glad that efforts have been made to overcome this problem. Being an MP means that people from the constituency come and they, too, may need an accommodation," Modi said.

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