Rahul Gandhi vacates official bungalow, Congress says he resides in people's hearts, homes

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi vacated his official bungalow in Lutyens Delhi on Saturday and shifted to his mother Sonia Gandhis residence weeks after losing his Lok Sabha membership following his conviction in a defamation caseThe Congress said the government may evict Gandhi from a house but he occupies a place in the hearts and homes of crores of IndiansThe party also launched a MeraGharAapkaGhar campaign on social media with party leaders offering their homes to GandhiSaturday morning Gandhi moved out all his belongings from his 12 Tughlaq Lane residence where he had been staying for almost two decadesGandhi his mother Sonia Gandhi and sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra visited the bungalow in the morning He handed over keys of the vacated house to officials of the Central Public Works Department CPWD sources saidHe shifted to his mother Sonia Gandhis 10 Janpath residenceThe Lok Sabha Secretariat had issued a notice to him to vacate the bungalow by April 22 following his disqualification from Lok SabhaThe former Congress chief was disqualified from Parliament after a Surat court convicted and awarded a twoyear sentence to him in a defamation case over his Modi surname remarks made in Kolar in Karnataka in 2019He moved a sessions court against the magistrates order but his plea was rejected A relief on his conviction and disqualification could have paved the way for him to retain his official bungalow allotted to him as a Wayanad MPGandhi will now move the high court against the sessions court orderThe Congress said on its official Twitter handle in Hindi that this country is the home of Rahul Gandhi Rahul who resides in the hearts of peopleRahul whose relation with the public is unbreakable Some see in him their son some brother some their leader Rahul belongs to everyone and everyone belongs to Rahul This is the reason why today the country is saying Rahul ji my houseyour house the Congress said using the hashtag MeraGharAapkaGharAICC general secretary K C Venugopal said They may evict you from a house but you will always have a place in all our homes and hearts Rahul ji We know that such episodes wont deter you from raising the voice of the people and speaking truth to powerCongress spokesperson Pawan Khera said Rahul Gandhi is neither worried about the post nor about the government house He did not compromise on his principles even after risking everything he saidToday Rahul Gandhi vacates his home at Tughlaq Lane in response to the LokSabha Secretariats order The Court gave him 30 days to appeal and the HC or SC could still reinstate him but his exemplary gesture to move out shows his respect for the rules said party MP Shashi Tharoor in a tweetThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever