Justice has prevailed: Raghav Chadha on HC letting him stay on in govt bungalow

NEW DELHI, Oct 17: AAP MP Raghav Chadha on Tuesday welcomed the Delhi High Court decision allowing his plea to stay his eviction from the government bungalow allotted to him and claimed that the cancellation of allotment was a case of “political vendetta”.
In a relief to Chadha, the court on Tuesday allowed the MP’s plea challenging the trial court’s vacation of its interim order preventing the Rajya Sabha Secretariat from evicting him from the bungalow. The trial court’s decision had cleared the decks for Chadha’s eviction.
Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani said the April 18 order of the trial court, which had directed the Rajya Sabha Secretariat not to evict Chadha, stands revived and shall remain in force till the time the trial court decides his application for interim relief.
In a statement on ‘X’, Chadha said, “I welcome the decision of the Hon’ble Delhi High Court to set aside the order of the trial court, which was against me. The cancellation of this allotment was a clear case of political vendetta, aimed at silencing a young, vocal parliamentarian. The decision to revoke my official accommodation was arbitrary, unreasonable, and unjust, representing a new low in political vendetta.”
The MP also said that opposition voices were being “deliberately targeted”.
“This is not a fight for home or shop but to save the Constitution. In the end, truth and justice have prevailed,” he said in the post.
Calling the incident an “unprecedented departure from democratic norms”, the senior AAP leader alleged that it was the “first time in the 70-year history of the Rajya Sabha” that a member faced such “political harassment” for holding the government accountable.
Chadha said he had delivered two speeches in Parliament holding the BJP-led Centre accountable.
He alleged that after his first speech, his official accommodation was cancelled.
The Supreme Court Monday sought a response from the Rajya Sabha Secretariat on the petition filed by AAP leader and lawmaker Raghav Chadha challenging his indefinite suspension from the Upper House, and sought the assistance of the attorney general in adjudicating the issue. (PTI)