Congress fumes over 'notice' to vacate Delhi office: 'Govt wants to silence us'

Lok Sabha MP Imran Masood said that the government wants to “silence” the Congress party by “creating pressure” on them.

Updated on: Mar 25, 2026, 14:09:23 IST

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Congress on Wednesday slammed the BJP-led central government and over a “notice” issued by the estate department to the party, asking it to vacate its office at 24 Akbar Road by March 28. Lok Sabha MP Imran Masood said that the government wants to “silence” the Congress party by “creating pressure” on them.

The Akbar Road office has served as the grand old party’s headquarters for 48 years. (ANI)

“The government thinks it can silence Congress by creating pressure on us. They should not try to scare us. Have they got the BJP office at 11, Ashok Road or at Pant Marg?... Because they have not been able to do anything regarding the Iran war, they are trying to deflect attention from this issue,” he told news agency ANI.

Congress MP Pramod Tiwari also attacked the BJP government and said that it is “not a democratic government”. He told the news agency, “It is unfortunate. Let the notice reach us. We will act on it after holding discussions.”

Meanwhile, Congress MP Karti Chidambaram said the government should follow its rules in a uniform manner and not target any one party.

Notably, the Akbar Road office has been the Congress headquarters for 48 years. However, even after shifting to its new office, Indira Bhavan, at Kotla Marg last year, the party has not vacated the Akbar Road premises, the agency reported.

The party also received notice to vacate the 5, Raisina Road premises in Lutyens Delhi, news agency PTI reported.

Source told the agency that the notice was served a few days ago and does not even allow a week’s time to the party.

The Congress has not yet decided its course of action and may approach the court in response to the sudden notice, they added.

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