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Cong blasts govt for asking Priyanka to vacate Delhi home, calls it hateful

Congress leader and All India Mahila Congress President Sushmita Dev said that the government, consciously, had issued a notice to Priyanka Gandhi to vacate her accommodation

AICC general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra

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The government on Wednesday asked Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi to vacate her government accommodation at 35 Lodhi Estate within a month since she is no longer a Special Protection Group (SPG) protectee

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3 min read Last Updated : Jul 02 2020 | 8:37 AM IST

The Congress on Wednesday hit back at the BJP-led Centre, terming the Union government's decision to ask Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to vacate her Lodhi Estate bungalow as a "frustrated attempt".

Taking to Twitter, Congress spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala said, "PM, Sh. Narendra Modi & his Govt are blinded by rage, hatred and revenge against the Congress leadership. Unnerved by political activism of Priyanka ji in UP, Modi Govt has stopped even further by issuing house vacation notice. Such frustrated attempts will not deter us."

Surjewala is not the first Congressman to react to the news. Jitin Prasada, a

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