...by the way
The members of Delhi’s elite
Gymkhana Club are waiting for the implementation of an election promise made by
the current president, Vijay Chhibber. A 1978-batch IAS officer of the Manipur-Tripura
cadre, Chhibber made this promise during the elections. Chhibber is currently
working as Secretary, Road Transport and Highways. The boundary of the Club is
located opposite the residence of the Prime Minister and runs parallel to its
front gate. The Land and Development (L&DO) authorities in the Ministry of
Urban Development had acquired 3.5 acres of land on the premise of a possible
security threat as the club is a public place. The management of Gymkhana went
to the High Court to get the land back but the Delhi High Court rejected the
case stating that the Gymkhana does not have the right to take a stand on
national security issues. During the Club elections, Chhibber did not know what
to do, so he promised the members that he would bring back the land once he was
elected to office. Clearly, like many Indian politicians, Chhibber is not
worried about his election promise now that he has already won the election.
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