Days after getting reinstated as a Member of Parliament, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday got his government-allotted house back.
For a long time, Rahul had stayed at 12 Tughlaq Lane, Delhi, which had become one of the most well-known addresses in Delhi, along with 10 Janpath of his mother Sonia Gandhi, who had long served as the Congress President.
Since the bungalow was allotted to Rahul as he was an MP, the house was withdrawn from him once he was disqualified as an MP after being convicted in the 'Modi surname' defamation case. He vacated the house in April after living there for 19 years.
The PTI on Tuesday reported that the house has been allotted to Rahul again. "Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has been re-allotted the 12, Tughlaq Lane bungalow, a day after his Lok Sabha membership was restored as per the directive of the Supreme Court," said PTI in a tweet.
At the time of vacating the bungalow in April, Rahul said it was the cost for speaking the truth.
"I am paying the cost for speaking the truth. I am willing to pay any cost for the truth. The people of India had given me this house. I thank them," Congress quoted Rahul as saying in a tweet at the time.
Rahul was disqualified as an MP under the Representation of People Act, 1951. Under the act, any lawmaker sentenced to at least two years is disqualified and remains disqualified for six more years after the date of the completion of their sentence. This meant that Rahul was out of electoral politics for at least eight years immediately after his sentencing. Last week, however, the Supreme Court stayed the conviction and the stay paved the way for him to be reinstated as an MP.
In a brief comment to media on Tuesday, Rahul said, "Whole India is my house."
