Former MP and Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra has reportedly vacated her Delhi government bungalow after being expelled from her position as a Lok Sabha MP in December 2023. On Tuesday, she received an eviction notice from the Directorate of Estates (DoE), and on Friday, a team of officials was sent to her accommodation to execute the notice.
Despite making a second attempt to challenge the eviction notice in the Delhi High Court, Moitra failed to receive any relief and was asked to vacate the bungalow immediately. The court’s order stated that Moitra has no right to continue living in the bungalow since she has been suspended as an MP.
The DoE had asked Moitra to vacate the bungalow by January 7 following her expulsion from the Lok Sabha, as they found her explanation for continuing to stay in the government accommodation unsatisfactory. Her expulsion was due to allegations of accepting gifts from businessman Darshan Hiranandani to ask questions in the Lok Sabha.
The allegations were made by BJP MP Nishikant Dubey, who filed a complaint with an ethics panel that held Moitra guilty of “unethical conduct.” The panel also accused her of sharing her user ID and password of the Parliament website with Hiranandani.
Moitra challenged the DoE’s eviction notice twice in the Delhi High Court, but her plea was rejected both times. Justice Girish Kathpalia said that no specific rule dealt with evading MPs from government accommodation after they cease to be lawmakers.
The court ruled that the allotment of the government accommodation was co-terminus with her status as an MP, which ended upon expulsion.
In conclusion, Mahua Moitra, a former Lok Sabha MP and leader of the Trinamool Congress party, has vacated her government-allotted Delhi bungalow after receiving an eviction notice from the Directorate of Estates. This came after she was expelled from her position in December 2020 over allegations of accepting gifts from a businessman and sharing her user ID and password of the Parliament website.
Despite challenging the eviction notice twice, the Delhi High Court rejected her plea, stating that she had no right to continue living in the bungalow as she had been suspended as an MP.
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