It refers to twitter-war between Union Minister for Urban Development and Priyanka Gandhi over vacating government-bungalow number 35 Lodi Estate (New Delhi) by Priyanka Gandhi where Union Minister of Urban Development is repeatedly insisting that he provided two-month extension for retaining government-bungalow by Priyanka Gandhi on special request of some very senior Congress leader close to Gandhi family even revealing exact time and date of such phone-call at 12.05 pm on 04.07.2020. On the other hand, Priyanka Gandhi is insisting that she has not asked any one for making any such request, and will vacate the bungalow by initial time given till 01.08.2020. Union Minister of Urban Development after so much public controversy on the issue should clear suspense by revealing name of the Congress leader having called him so that such out-of-record requests for special requests may be avoided in larger public-interest.
Union Minister of Urban Development has also revealed that requests have been made to allot the said bungalow in name of some Congress leader so that Priyanka Gandhi may retain the same bungalow as proxy-occupant. Such tendency of proxy-occupants of government-bungalows by non-entitled persons is not uncommon. Union Ministry of Urban Development should initiate a survey to kick out proxy occupants of government-accommodations. Unauthorized tenancies in government-accommodations like in servant-quarters, car-garages and other places should also be removed through stringent warning to cancel government-accommodation in case of unauthorized tenancies.
MADHU AGRAWAL