Rahul Gandhi bungalow eviction: Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, who was disqualified as Member of Parliament (MP) after conviction in a defamation case, moved out all his belongings from his official residence on Friday (April 21), with sources saying he’ll hand over the 12, Tughlaq Lane bungalow to the Lok Sabha secretariat on Saturday (April 22).
The former Congress president was requested to vacate the premises by April 22 following his disqualification after the conviction and two-year sentence by a Surat court docket for his Modi surname comment. The former Congress chief had on April 14 shifted his workplace and a few private belongings from the bungalow to his mom Sonia Gandhi’s official residence.
Sources mentioned Gandhi moved out his remaining articles on Friday night from the bungalow which was allotted to him as an MP. A truck was seen transferring out the constructing along with his belongings. He has been residing within the bungalow for practically 20 years.
After shifting his workplace, he began residing along with his mom and Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi at her 10, Janpath residence, the sources mentioned.
Rahul’s disqualification as MP:
A Surat court docket on March 23 had convicted Gandhi of defamation and given him two-year sentence, main to his disqualification. He had challenged the magisterial court docket order within the classes court docket in Surat which rejected his enchantment to put aside the conviction which might have paved the best way for his reinstatement as MP.
The occasion has mentioned the classes court docket order will probably be challenged within the Gujarat High Court subsequent week. A day after his disqualification, the Lok Sabha Secretariat had despatched Gandhi a discover to vacate the premises by April 22.
Sources mentioned Rahul Gandhi has been on a hunt for an area to arrange his impartial workplace. A number of years in the past, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was additionally requested to vacate her Lodhi Estate bungalow after her SPG safety cowl was eliminated.
Rahul Gandhi first received elected as an MP from Amethi in Uttar Pradesh in 2004 and shifted his constituency to Wayanad in 2019.
(With companies inputs)
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