Priyanka Gandhi asked to vacate govt bungalow in Delhi by Aug 1

The government notice said that her allotment of the bungalow stands cancelled from Wednesday and she owes Rs 3.46 lakh in dues.

The bungalow 35 on Lodi Estate was allotted to her in 1997.

In the notice, the ministry said Priynka is no longer entitled to the bungalow as she doesn't have the elite Special Protection Group security anymore.

"Consequent upon withdrawal of SPG protection and grant of Z+ security cover by Ministry of Home Affairs, which does not have provision for allotment/retention of government accommodation on security ground to you, the allotment of Type 6B house number 35, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi is hereby cancelled with effect from 01/07/2020," the ministry's notice, available with media, read.

Priyanka has been notified that if she stays in the bungalow beyond Aug 1, she'll have to pay fine.

Unlike her mother Sonia Gandhi, Priyanka is not a Parliamentarian and hence, not entitled to the bungalow, an official of the ministry told media.

In November last year,  the government withdrew the Special Protection Group (SPG) cover of the Gandhi family.

Congress president Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi were given this special security since the 1991 assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.

After the removal of the SPG security cover, Gandhis now get Z-plus security.