After the formation of his party, Tej Pratap Yadav organized Chura Dahi Banquet for the first time on Makar Sankranti. He invited all the leaders of the ruling party and the opposition for a banquet. Also invited his younger brother Tejashwi Yadav and parents. The banquet was organized at his residence located at 26 M Strand Road, Patna. This is the official residence of Tej Pratap Yadav. Now the question is arising that how is Tej Pratap Yadav, who lost the MLA, hosting a banquet at the government residence and what are the rules related to it?
Tej Pratap Yadav won the MLA from Hasanpur in the 2020 assembly elections. Then as MLA, he was allotted a government residence located at 26 M Strand Road. Although he contested the 2025 assembly elections from Mahua, but did not win. After losing the legislature in November last year, the Bihar government had ordered Tej Pratap Yadav to vacate his official residence. Now this residence has been allotted to Lakhendra Kumar Roshan, Minister in Bihar Government.
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Apart from Tej Pratap Yadav, the Bihar government had also asked his mother Rabri Devi to vacate the government residence located at 10 Circular Road, Patna. This residence was allotted to him as a former Chief Minister. In the year 2022, Tej Pratap Yadav also started living in the same house. However, after a Facebook post last year, the family distanced itself from Tej Pratap Yadav. Now Bihar Government has allotted Central Pool House No. 39 located at Harding Road, Patna to Rabri Devi. According to media reports, Rabri Devi has shifted some of her belongings from her vacant government residence at 10 Circular Road. But he is still there.
Tejashwi Yadav wrote in one of his posts, ‘Today, he reached his residence at 10 Circular Road and met his father, respected Shri Lalu Prasad Yadav ji and mother, respected Mrs. Rabri Devi ji, and received their blessings. He also met his younger brother and Leader of Opposition in Bihar Assembly, Tejashwi and invited him with an invitation letter for the historic Dahi-Chuda banquet program to be organized on the occasion of Makar Sankranti tomorrow on January 14.’
What are the rules?
The Building Construction Department in Bihar allots residences to ministers and MLAs. Houses are allotted to MLAs after the approval of the Assembly Speaker and to ministers after the permission of the CM. Whereas the members who lose the election have to vacate the house after receiving notice from the building construction department. Although they are given some time. If the house is not vacated even after the deadline, the government can also collect rent from the person concerned.
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What has the Supreme Court said about not vacating the house?
Avinash Kumar Singh had resigned from the post of MLA in the year 2014. Despite that, he did not vacate the government bungalow located at Taylor Road, Patna till 2016, although this residence was allotted to a cabinet minister. Later the Building Construction Department imposed a fine of Rs 20.98 lakh on him. He approached the High Court and the Supreme Court against the fine, but the court rejected his petition. Then the Supreme Court had said in its comment that government accommodation should not be occupied indefinitely.
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Bihar government is setting up an MLA colony in front of the BJP office in Patna. There are a total of 246 houses here. These will include 243 MLAs from the state. Three accommodations are temporary. Their use is to make immediate living arrangements for the newly elected MLA if there is no vacant bungalow. According to media reports, the estimated cost of a bungalow is Rs 1 crore. A separate block with 20 bedrooms has been built in Gardenibagh. There will be arrangements for the ministers to stay here.
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