Just a day after the actor and BJP MP Sunny Deol was served with an e-auction notice for his villa in Mumbais Juhu area, now it has been withdrawn, said the state-owned Bank of Baroda on Monday.For those who are unaware, Sunny Deols property was put on the block by the Bank of Baroda on Sunday to recover the loan dues of ₹56 crore by e-auction scheduled for August 25. He has been in default on a ₹55.99 crore load for the bank since December 2022.Bank of Baroda pulls off auction notice on Sunny Deols villaIn an official statement, the Bank of Baroda said, “Corrigendum to e-auction notice with regards to sale auction notice in respect of Ajay Singh Deol alias Sunny Deol stands withdrawn due to technical reasons.”Earlier, the bank said that the Juhu property known as Sunny Villa would commence at ₹51.43 crore. The minimum bid amount was set at ₹5.14 crore.Apart from this villa, the 599.44 square meter property, which includes Sunny Villa and Sunny Sounds, was also set to be auctioned off by the bank. Sunny Sounds is a company owned by the Deols, and it is the corporate guarantor for the loan. Dharmendra, who is also actor-politician father, is the personal guarantor.Furthermore, the notice said that Deols can only settle their outstanding dues with the bank to prevent the auction from being held under the provisions of the SARFAESI Act of 2002.Meanwhile, the sudden decision of pulling off the auction has created a buzz on the internet. The opposition has taken a swipe at this move.Opposition takes swipe at this sudden moveTaking it to X, formerly known as Twitter, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh asked who triggered the technical reasons and said, “This morning, in less than 24 hours, the nation has got to know that the Bank of Baroda has withdrawn the auction notice due to technical reasons.”Yesterday afternoon the nation got to know that Bank of Baroda had put up the Juhu residence of BJP MP Sunny Deol for e-auction since he has not paid up Rs 56 crore owed to the Bank.This morning, in less than 24 hours, the nation has got to know that the Bank of Baroda has…— Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) August 21, 2023
