Unauthorised occupiers owe CPWD 63 lakh
Seven senior politicians, who unauthorisedly occupy government accommodation, owe over 63 lakh as rental dues to the government.
By ET Bureau | Updated:
NEW DELHI: Seven senior politicians, who unauthorisedly occupy government accommodation, owe over 63 lakh as rental dues to the government. These political leaders include Jagdish Tytler, G Venkataswamy and Jagan Mohan Reddy.
According to an RTI reply provided by CPWD, dues of former Congress MP G Venkatswamy is 29.4 lakh, former sports minister Tytler's dues is 19.1 lakh, BJP's former Lok Sabha MP Sangita Kumari Singhdeo's is 7.39 lakh, Kadapa MP Jagan Mohan Reddy owes over three lakh, former Rajnandgaon MP Devwrat Singh 1.74 lakh and Rashtriya Janta Dal's former Rajya Sabha member Ram Deo Bhandary 43,416.
Father of BJP's late Rajya Sabha MP Krishan Lal Balmiki has dues of 1.83 lakh, the reply providing "statement of dues against MPs/Ex-MPs who are in unauthorised occupation of government accommodation" said.
According to the statement provided to RTI activist SC Agrawal, INLD's former Lok Sabha MP Ajay Singh Chautala and Congress' former Rajya Sabha member Gireesh Kumar Sanghi are also unauthorised occupants but do not have any dues against them.
The RTI activist said the government did not respond to his query on the 6 Krishna Menon Marg, a house under the possession of Speaker Miera Kumar.
"According to CPWD, the house is still under her possession even after she was allotted bungalow-number 20 at Akbar Road in her capacity as Lok Sabha Speaker. Same holds good for many political parties who are still occupying premium flats at New Delhi's Vithalbhai Patel House despite being allotted land or government-bungalows," Agarwal said.
According to an RTI reply provided by CPWD, dues of former Congress MP G Venkatswamy is 29.4 lakh, former sports minister Tytler's dues is 19.1 lakh, BJP's former Lok Sabha MP Sangita Kumari Singhdeo's is 7.39 lakh, Kadapa MP Jagan Mohan Reddy owes over three lakh, former Rajnandgaon MP Devwrat Singh 1.74 lakh and Rashtriya Janta Dal's former Rajya Sabha member Ram Deo Bhandary 43,416.
Father of BJP's late Rajya Sabha MP Krishan Lal Balmiki has dues of 1.83 lakh, the reply providing "statement of dues against MPs/Ex-MPs who are in unauthorised occupation of government accommodation" said.
According to the statement provided to RTI activist SC Agrawal, INLD's former Lok Sabha MP Ajay Singh Chautala and Congress' former Rajya Sabha member Gireesh Kumar Sanghi are also unauthorised occupants but do not have any dues against them.
The RTI activist said the government did not respond to his query on the 6 Krishna Menon Marg, a house under the possession of Speaker Miera Kumar.
"According to CPWD, the house is still under her possession even after she was allotted bungalow-number 20 at Akbar Road in her capacity as Lok Sabha Speaker. Same holds good for many political parties who are still occupying premium flats at New Delhi's Vithalbhai Patel House despite being allotted land or government-bungalows," Agarwal said.
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