Taking the fight between Delhi Lieutenant Governor and AAP government to another level, the public works department of Delhi government - on the advice of L-G Anil Baijal - has once again cancelled and revoked the allocation of Minister's Bungalow at 206, Rouse Avenue as the party office of Aam Aadmi Party.

Apart from this, the Kejriwal government's PWD has also issued a show-cause notice to the Aam Aadmi Party on the issue of the allotment of party office.

This notice has been issued after the Delhi High Court passed an order on August 23 to set aside the order issued by the PWD revoking the order issued on April 12, 2017, in which it revoked the allotment of bungalow number 206, Rouse Avenue to the Aam Aadmi Party.

The court has also remanded the matter to Lieutenant Governor of Delhi to consider the issue again and passed a reasoned order after hearing the Aam Aadmi Party.

In another big revelation, the recent notice also said that the Aam Aadmi Party was offered a plot of land by the land and development office, Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India for allotment of office use on February 10, 2014 and the offer was reiterated on September 8, 2014.

The party, while making an application for allotment to the Delhi government's urban development department, neither disclosed the information nor brought it to the notice of Baijal, for reasons best known to the party.

SHOW-CAUSE NOTICE

Now, considering all the facts pertaining to the issue, the PWD - on the advice of Delhi LG - had on Tuesday issued a show-cause notice to the national secretary of Aam Aadmi Party, Pankaj Kumar Gupta.

Ashok Kumar, special secretary in the PWD, has asked the Aam Aadmi Party to explain why the allotment should not be revoked for the 11 reasons which have been provided in the show-cause notice.

The notice has also asked the party to explain why the market rent (/penal rent) for the illegal allotment and unauthorised occupation should not be recovered from the Aam Aadmi Party. The party has been asked to reply to the show cause notice within seven days.

The notice also mentioned that AAP may appear in front of Baijal before October 10 through an authorised representative. The notice has been issued with all the details consisting of the communication and details of orders passed in this matter till now.

On the basis of these orders and communications, the department has prepared a reasoned order on how the government residential bungalow at Rouse Avenue, which has been earmarked for allotment to Delhi government ministers, has been allotted to the AAP in violation of existent rules and laws.