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The threat of evicting towering at two leading Journalist clubs in Delhi – India Press Corps (IWPC) and South Asian Foreign Correspondent Club (FCC) – located in Lutyens’ Delhi after their rent ended on July 31.Senior officials at the Ministry of Housing and City Affairs (Mohua) told The Print that the Directorate of Estate (DOE), a department under the ministry that deals with the allotment and renewal of government bungalow rental in Delhi, has not updated their rent.
“IWPC and FCC rental has not been updated. There is no direction like now to share any alternative space for the two clubs, “a senior official, who did not want to be named, told The Print.Both journalist clubs are located in Prime Real Estate – Home for the Elite Capital Power. While the IWPC office is located in 5 Windsor Place in Ashoka Road, FCC operates from Bungalow No AB-19 in Mathura Road.
The last Doe has renewed the rent for the two journalist clubs on May 4 for a short time, until the end of July. The department has sent a notification to ask them to find the appropriate accommodation and empty property on or before July 31.Sources of Ministry said that at that time faced pressure to provide accommodation to new ministers, members of parliament and senior officials because of the limited living room, it was impossible that the rental of the two main bungalows would be renewed.”There is a shortage of space to accommodate all who are entitled to the government’s bungalow in Lutyens’ Delhi,” said the official.IWPC, which was founded in 1994, was the first Indian female journalist association. It was started by 18 female journalists but today their membership has been more than 800.
“Our rent has expired yesterday. We have never heard of anything from the Ministry of Housing and City Affairs so far. But we hope that our rent will be renewed again, “Sobhana Jain, President IWPC told Print.Founded in 1958 by foreign journalists working in India, the South Asian foreign correspondent club was a group of more than 500 journalists and photographers who included India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Nepal, Maldives, Afghanistan and Tibet.
Munish Gupta, President, FCC South Asia, told The Print that he or the club government council did not want to comment on this problem.A FCC member, who does not want to be named, said that members hope the government will renew the lease. “The club is given preference for subsidized leases. It is impossible for FCC or IWPC to run the club after renting property at Prime Delhi at market prices. This is a special place where journalists come to the network and work, “said FCC members.
Narendra Modi’s government has strictly ensured that those who were not entitled to the official bungalow were shown a way out. Even the former government minister has not been avoided.
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