Vajpayee’s Foster Family to Vacate His Bungalow, Refuses SPG Cover

Vajpayee’s foster daughter Namita Bhattacharya wrote a letter to the PMO regarding vacating the bungalow.

Foster daughter of Atal Bihari Vajpayee Namita Bhattacharya at the last rites ceremony of the former prime minister. 

(Photo: AP)

The foster daughter of late Atal Bihari Vajpayee has written a letter to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) saying that she, along with the rest of her family, is ready to vacate the Krishna Menon Marg bungalow in Lutyens’ Delhi, where they resided along with the former prime minister, and move to a private house.

Namita Bhattacharya, the foster daughter, also told the PMO that the family does not want an SPG cover, saying that it is intrusive and leads to inconvenience for the public, reported The Times of India.

This is despite the SPG (Special Protection Group) Act entitling an ex-PM and his/her immediate family to security cover subject to assessment of threat perception.

Namita Bhattacharya is the daugther of Rajkumari Kaul – often referred to as Mrs Kaul – who was long-time friend of Vajpayee. Namita’s husband Ranjan Bhattacharya had worked under Vajpayee when he was prime minister. Both of them also have a daughter, Niharika.

Vajpayee breathed his last on 16 August 2018 at the age of 93.