MP CM Shivraj Chouhan allows 3 former CMs from BJP to retain govt Bungalows

The move has sparked a row after former CMs from Congress party including Digvijaya Singh were asked to vacate their bungalows in compliance with court ruling.

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. Photo: PTI (File)

New Delhi: In a controversial move, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has allowed three former CMs from own party BJP- Uma Bharti, Kailash Chandra Joshi and Babulal Gaur to retain their government bungalows using his ‘discretionary powers’. The move has sparked a row after former CMs from Congress party including Digvijaya Singh were asked to vacate their bungalows in compliance with court ruling. Following High Court order MP government had cancelled the allocation of bungalows to former CMs of the state. Earlier Kailash Joshi, Uma Bharti, Digvijaya Singh and Babulal Gaur were asked to vacate their bungalows.

Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan allows 3 former CMs-Uma Bharti, Kailash Chandra Joshi & Babulal Gaur, to retain govt bungalows using his ‘discretionary powers’, after former CMs including Digvijaya Singh were asked to vacate their bungalows in compliance with an SC ruling pic.twitter.com/SSt9UQnlOh

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The order came after Jabalpur High court had directed the Shivraj government to get former Chief Minister Bungalows emptied in one month’s time. The court had stated the lifetime provision of giving government houses and services to former CMs as ‘unconstitutional’. The court order came after a petition was filed in the court which stated that state’s former Chief Minister’s have been ‘unlawfully residing in government houses’.