The Housing Committee of the Lok Sabha on Monday served a notice on Rahul Gandhi, asking the disqualified Member of Parliament to vacate the Government bungalow allotted to him by April 22, official sources said on Monday.
Rahul, who enjoys Z-plus security, has been living in the 12 Tughlaq Lane bungalow in the heart of Lutyens’ Delhi since 2005. The Housing Committee of the Lok Sabha, headed by BJP MP CR Patil, comprises 11 members from different parties.
Meanwhile, the BJP launched a multi-pronged attack on the Congress, Rahul and Priyanka Vadra, accusing them of being “arrogant” and “disrespectful” to the judiciary.
Commerce Minister and senior BJP leader Piyush Goyal asked the Congress MPs whether they came to attend the Parliament session dressed in black and staged protests to insult the “temple of democracy” and the country’s law and order to justify Gandhi’s remarks against the Other Backward Classes (OBCs). “Was it a protest against the court that convicted Rahul Gandhi or against the Supreme Court which ruled that anyone sentenced to two years (in jail) becomes disqualified (from Parliament or a State Assembly) automatically?”
Information & Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur hit out at Priyanka, saying it was out of “arrogance” that she compared the Gandhi family with the dynasty of Lord Ram.
While addressing a rally on Sunday to protest the disqualification of Rahul as a member of the Lok Sabha, Priyanka had criticised the BJP for labeling the Congress as a “dynastic” party. “They (BJP) accuse us of dynasticism… Then what was Lord Ram?” she had asked.
The senior BJP leader said there can be nothing more unfortunate than the comparisons drawn between Lord Ram and the Gandhi family.
Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Puri also criticised Congress leaders for their comments. He asked them to “introspect” and ponder over what is acceptable in a political and legal system.