Power and water supplies to 30 official accommodations of defeated MPs snapped

New Delhi, 13 September 2014

The government of India has disconnected power and water supplies to a total 30 official accommodations of former union ministers and ex-MPs including Ajit Singh, Jitendra Singh and Mohd Azharuddin, Neeraj Sekhar, Vijay Inder Singla, Avtar Singh Bhadana, Dhananjay Singh and K S Rao who refused to vacate the government bungalows even after they cease to hold post. The occupants were served notices since June 26 and later were given time till September 4 to vacate the houses. The exercise to disconnect power and water supplies started by NDMC and CPWD since September 5. After the launch of power-cut drive, some have vacated. But 15 out of 30 houses are yet to be vacated by their occupants. Last week, an eviction team, along with police, faced stiff resistance at former Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh’s Tughlaq Road residence when they had gone to take possession of the house.