Govt gives one week notice to Mehbooba asked to Leave Delhi residence, Details here

In yet another embarrassment for the “ousted” Peoples Democratic Party, former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has been asked to evict her official residence in New Delhi. Sources said a formal evacuation notice was served to Mehbooba Mufti with a notice of one week to take away her personal belongings from the villa. 5 Akbar Road in the plush capital happens to be the official residence of the chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir. Sources said in the wake of notice served to her, the PDP President has called a meeting of her close aides to decide future course of action. Insiders said Mehbooba was never expecting the central government to send her such a notice. The development has allegedly shocked Mehbooba barely two days after the Bharatiya Janta Party President Amit Shah during his visit to Jammu launched a scathing attack on the former Chief Minister and her PDP saying the party was responsible for corruption and underdevelopment in the state. According to sources,The central government has decided to seek strict compliance of the orders seeking evacuation of the government accommodation. A top official in New Delhi said the one week notice means that if Mehbooba doesn’t evacuate her belongings could be “thrown out.” “But we are hopeful that she won’t create any drama but will leave the place at an earliest,” the official sources said. Interestingly on June 19, when the right wing party pulled out of the alliance in the state, the PDP had remained silent on BJP.