Priyanka Chaturvedi slams Udit Raj over caste angle in bungalow eviction row

Shiv Sena UBT MP Priyanka Chaturvedi on Saturday criticised Congress leader Udit Raj for linking the eviction of his government bungalow to caste oppressionShe said overstaying in official accommodation should not be framed as a caste issueIn a post on X Priyanka Chaturvedi wrote Overstaying in a sarkari accommodation for whatever urgent need and also moving the court to continue to stay on but when forced to vacate have made it about caste identity Some lawyer activist will then blame it on Brahminical mindsetOverstaying in a sarkari accommodation for whatever urgent need and also moving the court to continue to stay on but when forced to vacate have made it about caste identity Some lawyer activist will then blame it on lsquoBrahminical mindsetrsquo Come on please donrsquot challengehellipmdash Priyanka Chaturvedi priyankac19 October 25 2025Come on please dont challenge peoples intellect and reduce overstaying your welcome in an accommodation given to you as an officer to caste oppression the post readA day earlier Congress leader Udit Raj accused the Central government of harassment after officials from the Directorate of Estates moved to evict his residence at Pandara Park in New Delhi Government sources however said the eviction was being carried out because the bungalow occupied by Rajs wife Seema Raj was being held beyond the permitted period despite an eviction orderThe Congress leader said the house is in his wifes name and criticised the authorities for bypassing court procedures calling the action an atrocity and questioning the treatment of common people Dalits and backward classesThis house is in my wifes name This is Manohar Lal Khattars ministry and when I try to meet him he does not even meet This is the atrocity of the Modi government that my things are being thrown away like this and no one has been subjected to such atrocities in independent India They do not even listen to the court When we are being harassed what must be happening to the common poor Dalits and backward people of the country If the court says on October 28 then we will vacate the house Raj told ANIMeanwhile government sources told ANI that Seema Raj was occupying the government bungalow despite an eviction orderSources said that Seema Raj remained in unauthorised occupation of the government property for five months beyond the deadline prompting legal action under the Public Premises Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants ActThe case was referred to the Litigation Section on June 12 2025 after Seema failed to vacate by the stipulated date The Estate Officer issued a show cause notice on June 16 to which she responded by appearing before the officer on June 23 Despite this an eviction order was passed on August 5 and served to her on August 11 they saidAs a consequence of the unauthorised occupation damage charges of approximately Rs 2145 lakh have accrued against the retired official Despite the eviction order being in effect for several months Raj has yet to vacate the property the government sources addedWith inputs from Agencies