Rs 1.98 cr due against Lok Sabha Speaker

Last Updated: Monday, November 21, 2011, 17:37

Tags: Meira Kumar, Lok Sabha Speaker, Department of

New Delhi: A bill of Rs 1.98 crore has been raised by the Estates Department of the Urban Development Ministry against Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar for occupation of 6, Krishna Menon Marg since 1986 after the demise of her father late Jagjivan Ram.

The Department of Estates, in an RTI reply, has given a list of 10 persons including "family members of Late Indrani Devi i.e. Smt Mira Kumar (sic)" and dues against them for occupation of bungalows.

The list shows Kumar has a pending rent due of Rs 1,98,22,723 for which a bill has been issued, it says.

The department was replying to a query by RTI activist Subhash Chandra Agrawal on pending rent dues towards persons having occupied government premises after losing entitlement.

When contacted for comments, the Speaker's office said "the family members of Late Smt Indrani Devi, vacated 6, Krishna Menon Marg, New Delhi by 30.11.2002, and intimation in this regard was given to CPWD, NDMC, Director of Estates and other concerned authorities.

"NDMC disconnected water and electricity supply immediately. None of the family members of Late Smt Indrani Devi have, thereafter, been in the occupation of said premises," it said.

Two other persons mentioned in the list--Senior Congress leader Buta Singh and Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Chairman JS Sarma--have "Nil" dues against them, the reply said.

PTI

First Published: Monday, November 21, 2011, 17:37

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nikhil - dubai
IT SHOWS A BIG BLUNDER ON PART OF RTI FROM THE DEPT OF ESTATES. WITHOUT VERIFYING THE FULL DETAILS FROM DIFFERENT DEPTS. RTI HAS ISSUED WHAT IS IN FRONT OF THEM ! I EVEN FEEL THAT DDURING THAT PERIOD EVEN THE ESTATES DEPT WAS NON EXISTENT DURING THE PERIOD BEING REPORTED. THE RTI DOES NOT MEAN THAT YOU MAY COME UP WITH A FILE WHICH IS OLDER THAT TWENTY FIVE YEARS AND EARLIER TO AROUND TEN YEARS CAN BE GIVEN. MORE OVER AS CLARIFIED BY THE SPEAKERS OFFICE THAT IT WAS NOT EVEN OCCUPIED BY THE SPEAKER OR ANY OF HER FAMILY. I FEEL IT REQUIRES A PROPER USE OF RTI AND NOT WHAT IS IN THE RECORDS OF ESTATE DEPT. WHICH SEEMS TO BE NOT UPDATED. LOOKS LIKE A LACK OF CO ORDINATION BETWEEN DEPTS.!

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hr singh - canada
shabash smt speaker ji clear the dues soon

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..Indian.. - Mumbai
Most dirty minded person of Indian politics, Digvijay Singh, should ask about this due payment , because he had asked Arvind Kejriwal to clear dues of 9.9 lakhs. But Digvijay Singh will never do . He know himself that- he is most dirty minded person . Digvijay always think and do dirty. Only and only dirty .