Janjivan Bureau / New Delhi : Delhi government slapped fine of Rs 27 lakh on the Aam Admi Party for ‘unauthorised occupation’ of a bungalow in Rouse Avenue 206.
The PWD has issued a notice to AAP national secretary Pankaj Gupta over its continued occupation of party office.
Sources in the government said that as on May 31, the fine, which is essentially penal rent, amounts to Rs 27,73,802.
The fine amount, which is 65 times the license fee, will pile up further if the party doesn’t vacate the premises, the sources said.
In April, the PWD had issued a notice to AAP’s National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal asking him to immediately vacate the office, which it said that was allotted in “violation” of rules.
The party had then said that it would seek a legal recourse against this action as other political parties too have been allotted bungalows to use as office space.
In November 2015, the AAP government had approved a policy for land allotment to state parties. The Kejriwal government then alloted a bungalow to the AAP on Rouse Avenue the following year.
