Amarinder asked to vacate govt bungalow in Delhi

NEW DELHI: A Delhi court has asked Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh to vacate a government bungalow allocated to him when he was a Member of the Parliament. The court dismissed an appeal filed by the Congress leader against the March 24 order of the Estate Officer, asking Singh to vacate the Janpath bungalow. “The appellant's contention that he could not have been termed as unauthorised occupant as his initial allotment was valid till 2019 and he has been paying market-rent, is untenable. Thus, it is evident that the appellant is in unauthorised occupation of the said premises since December 23, 2016,” District & Sessions Judge Poonam A Bamba said.