Ajit Singh adamant on his demand for a memorial
- 5 years ago
Ajit Singh's supporters on Thursday clashed with police while protesting against Centre's move to evict him from official residence in Delhi, while the RLD chief demanded that the house be converted into a memorial to his father, former prime minister Charan Singh. "If you can not give the house to me, please convert it into a memorial to my father," said former Union minister Ajit Singh making a last attempt to retain the sprawling government bungalow.
However, the government has rejected the demand. "The bungalow, 12 Tughlaq Road, cannot be converted into a memorial as the Union cabinet in 2000 banned conversion of government bungalows into memorials in the name of departed leaders," said a senior urban development ministry official.
Having lost the Lok Sabha election, Singh had to vacate the house allotted to him. After serving eviction notice twice, when on Friday last week, New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) disconnected the power and water supply to the house, Singh's supporters came up with a new demand — to convert the house into the memorial.
Ajit Singh too is playing to the gallery. He has moved his stuff out of the house, but activist of the Bharitiya Kisan Union continue to occupy the premises. Meanwhile, a banner declaring the house as a memorial hangs from the house.
"The house should have been converted to a memorial in 1987. The farmers will not vacate the house," said Rakesh Tikait, national spokesperson of Bharatiya Kisan Union. The Kisan Union has now threatened to disconnected the water and power supply that Delhi gets from Uttar Pradesh and Haryana.
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However, the government has rejected the demand. "The bungalow, 12 Tughlaq Road, cannot be converted into a memorial as the Union cabinet in 2000 banned conversion of government bungalows into memorials in the name of departed leaders," said a senior urban development ministry official.
Having lost the Lok Sabha election, Singh had to vacate the house allotted to him. After serving eviction notice twice, when on Friday last week, New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) disconnected the power and water supply to the house, Singh's supporters came up with a new demand — to convert the house into the memorial.
Ajit Singh too is playing to the gallery. He has moved his stuff out of the house, but activist of the Bharitiya Kisan Union continue to occupy the premises. Meanwhile, a banner declaring the house as a memorial hangs from the house.
"The house should have been converted to a memorial in 1987. The farmers will not vacate the house," said Rakesh Tikait, national spokesperson of Bharatiya Kisan Union. The Kisan Union has now threatened to disconnected the water and power supply that Delhi gets from Uttar Pradesh and Haryana.
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