DOE team to evict expelled TMC MP Mahua Moitra from govt bungalow

Directorate of Estates on Friday sent a team to evict former TMC MP Mahua Moitra from govt bungalow. Moitra, who was expelled last month from the Lok Sabha for unethical conduct, from a government bungalow.

According to the sources, the team has been sent a day after the Delhi High Court refused to stay the eviction notice. 

Directorate of Estates sends team to evict former TMC MP Mahua Moitra from govt bungalow: Official

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In her plea contesting the DOE's eviction notice, Moitra had asked the high court to stop the authorities from evicting her from the government house after her expulsion, citing medical concerns. Moitra was represented by senior counsel Brij Gupta, who stated that she had undergone surgery and was admitted to a private hospital.

However, responding to this, Justice Girish Kathpalia said that there is no particular rule addressing the removal of Members of Parliament from official housing upon their resignation as legislators has been presented to the court. According to the court, Moitra was given government housing as a condition of her MP position, and because that status ended with her expulsion, which the Supreme Court has not halted, despite the hearing that was provided for her, she no longer has the right to remain in the house.