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Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Amendment Bill passed in LS

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The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed by voice vote the Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Amendment Bill, 2019, Bill which seeks to crackdown on unauthorised occupants of government residential accommodations.  Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri said it was good time to push through the legislation as many MPs were waiting for their new accommodation. Of the total 15,416 residential accommodation under the government quota, “currently 3081 cases were under litigation,” which was a matter of concern, he told the House.