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Centre orders Delhi Gymkhana Club to vacate by June 5
The Centre has ordered the Delhi Gymkhana Club to vacate its 27.3-acre premises on Safdarjung Road by June 5, citing the need for defence infrastructure and public security. The Land and Development…
The Story in Brief
The Centre has ordered the Delhi Gymkhana Club to vacate its 27.3-acre premises on Safdarjung Road by June 5, citing the need for defence infrastructure and public security. The Land and Development Office (L&DO) issued the order on Friday, saying the lease is determined under Clause 4 of the deed. The club’s management has sought an urgent meeting with the housing ministry and says it will ask for clarity on the handover.
The adjacent land houses the prime minister's residence and key government buildings. In March, the Delhi High Court stayed similar eviction notices for the Delhi Race Club and Jaipur Polo Ground. A government panel currently runs the Gymkhana Club. Some members told Millennium Post they were shocked and plan to challenge the order on their own, expecting the management not to oppose it.
The Indian Opinion
The Gymkhana eviction adds to the narrative that only select elites suffer when the state reclaims land in Lutyens' Delhi. Yet slum demolitions nearby drew far less outrage from the same class. Instead of a morality play about 'everyone's turn', watch whether the club's members, who include retired judges and bureaucrats, actually file a court challenge by June 5. That will test if institutional privilege can still resist executive orders.
Source: millenniumpost.in
This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above.
