Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri has said that a "powerful Congress leader" had requested him to allot the Lodhi Estate government accommodation to another Congress MP so that Priyanka Gandhi Vadra can stay on. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has been asked to evict the residence by August 1 and news of her 'request to stay on in Lutyens' bungalow for some time was going around. In a tweet, Priyanka Gandhi said, "This is FAKE NEWS. Reacting to Priyanka Gandhi's tweet and Hardeep Puri said a "powerful" congress leader did call him about it without revealing who from the Congress had made the call. — Hardeep Singh Puri (@HardeepSPuri) July 14, 2020Reacting to Puri's claim, Priyanka Gandhi vadra said 'it does not change the facts'.

Source: dna July 14, 2020 08:48 UTC