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Congress person and erstwhile MP Udit Raj connected Friday (October 24, 2025) alleged that authorities forcibly evicted his household from their Pandara Park bungalow successful New Delhi, contempt the substance being sub-judice. There was nary contiguous effect from the authorities regarding the eviction.
The bungalow is allotted to the erstwhile MP's wife, Seema Raj, a retired IRS officer, who said she had paid the licence interest till May 31 this year.
Speaking to PTI Videos, the Congress person said, "You tin spot the belongings being thrown retired of the house. The substance is sub-judice, and the adjacent proceeding is connected October 28. What quality would 3 oregon 4 much days make?" He said helium would travel the court's decision, but the "harassment" is "punishment" for being Dalit and mediocre people's voice.
He alleged that the enactment was "selective" and "motivated," targeting an Opposition person from a little caste portion "many upper-caste individuals proceed to inhabit authorities bungalows."
“I tried contacting (Union Minister) Manohar Lal Khattar, but helium could not beryllium reached. No higher authoritative is disposable connected call. Nobody is telling maine anything," Mr. Raj said. He termed the enactment an "atrocity" and said helium would instrumentality up the substance further with his enactment leadership.
Sharing a video connected X, Mr. Raj wrote, "My household items are being thrown onto the street." Seema Raj said she had asked for clip till November-end oregon aboriginal December to upwind up her affairs and find different place.
"A superannuated serviceman tin clasp authorities accommodation for six months without immoderate hassle. After that, I requested the Directorate of Estates to widen my enactment arsenic my begetter was critically ill. He has precocious passed away," she said.
The retired serviceman alleged that an eviction announcement was issued contempt the proceeding scheduled for conscionable a fewer days later. “They came to evict america during tribunal vacation truthful that we can't spell to tribunal and instrumentality ineligible recourse," she said.
On Thursday (October 23, 2025), Udit Raj said connected X that officers from the Directorate of Estates visited his residence and informed them astir the eviction scheduled for Friday (October 24, 2025).
Mr. Raj, who represented North West Delhi successful the Lok Sabha from 2014 to 2019 arsenic a BJP MP earlier joining the Congress, said helium was "willing to vacate" soon but questioned the "hurry" shown by the authorities.' "Why is the aforesaid yardstick not applied to others who are overstaying? I volition not budge from my combat for societal justice," helium said.
