Cong leader Udit Raj, wife evicted from govt residence

More than a year after her retirement, former Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer Seema Raj and her husband, Congress politician Udit Raj, were evicted on Friday from a Type 6 government bungalow at Pandara Park in New Delhi in yet another controversy surrounding government accommodations. The action by the Directorate of Estates (DoE) comes just days before a Patiala House Court hearing on Raj’s petition challenging the eviction order.

While Seema Raj declined to comment on whether she believed the eviction was politically motivated, Udit Raj took to X (formerly Twitter), alleging that the action was driven by caste bias. “We are paying the price for raising our voice for Dalits and backward classes,” he wrote.

The eviction order was issued in August 2025 after a hearing, according to a note from the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. “Despite that, she has not vacated the house,” the note stated, adding that damage charges amounting to about ₹21.45 lakh had accumulated for unauthorised occupation of the government residence.