New Delhi: Former defence minister George Fernandes, Jagdish Tytler and Kanshiram Rana are among 36 former ministers and MPs whose cases have been referred by Ministry of Urban Development to the litigation division for unauthorisedly occupying government bungalows in posh Lutyen's zone.
The Department of Estates has prepared a list of 36 "unauthorised" occupants of General Pool bungalows which includes names of several former ministers such as Ram Vilas Paswan, Mahavir Prasad, Kanti Singh, Jagdish Tytler, Kashiram Rana among others.
The cases came to light after an RTI activist Subhash Chandra Agrawal filed an application under the act seeking list of unauthorised occupants in government accommodation including parliamentarians retired after recent Lok Sabha elections.
In his questions pertaining to the procedure and present status of getting government accommodation evacuated from such unauthorised occupants, the Department of Estates said, "Cancellation of allotment is made against the allottee in case of unauthorised occupation and eviction proceedings under the P P Act 1971 is initiated to get accommodation vacated."
"All such cases have been referred to Litigation Division for necessary action," it said.
Other names which figured in this list include former Members of Parliament and ministers A Narendra, L Ganesan, Saleem I Sherwani, Basangouda R Patil, Faggan Singh Kulaste, Jual Oram, Santosh Gangwar, Vallabhbhai Khathiriya, Charanjit Singh Atwal, S N Jatiya, S S Badal, Subhash Maharia.
The reply also includes names of TDP leader Yarran Naidu, V Radhika Selvi, Naranbhai Rathwa, Raghunath Jha, Renuka Chowdhury, Shankarsinh Vaghela, Priyaranjan Dasmunsi, Akhilesh Prasad Singh, Taslimuddin, Mani Shakar Aiyar, Suryakanta Patil, Santosh Mohan Dev, Subbulakshmi Jagadeesan, Md Ali Ashraf Fatmi, Jaiprakash Nayarayan Yadav, Shakeel Ahmed and P R Kyndiah.
The Directorate of Estates in its reply has also stated that national political parties are eligible for allotment of one housing unit from General Pool in Delhi for their office use as per policy guidelines.
The list of political parties given in the reply shows that while Congress (I) has been allotted four bungalows for their offices, BJP has two.
Congress has been allotted 24, Akbar Road, 5, Raisina Road, 26 Akbar Road and CII/109 Chankyapuri. The BJP has been allotted 11, Ashoka Road and 14 Pandit Pant Marg for their offices in the Lutyen's zone.