Prayagraj: A team of Prayagraj Development Authority (PDA), district officials and police started demolishing a three-storied house allegedly constructed and owned by jailed Gyanpur MLA Vijay Mishra in Allahpur area in the city on Thursday evening.
Prayagraj Development Authority (PDA) official Alok Pandey told TOI, “The house has been constructed on 500 square metre area without getting a map sanctioned by the civic agency. The cost of the house is estimated to be around Rs 10 crore.”
He further added that the demolition work started at around 4:30 pm after compilation of the records and orders. He said that it would take time to demolish the complete house. The demolition drive was conducted by a joint team of Prayagraj Development Authority, administrative officials and the police. Heavy police bandobast was made to deal with any protest or disruption, officials said.
As the joint team started its demolition drive, locals too assembled there but the police asked them to leave the spot. The police also restricted the movement of vehicles towards the area.
The police officials told the locals that the house was constructed without the sanction of the map from PDA.
Meanwhile, family members of the MLA alleged, “It’s a politically motivated move. We have all the required documents. They said that PDA had not given any notice in this regard.”
Mishra, who is currently lodged at Agra jail, had come in the line of fire when Aurai cops booked him under Goonda Act on July 18 for issuing threat to a contractor, who got the contract of realising toll at Lalanagar toll plaza on national highway-2 in Aurai area. Mishra has also been booked in several other cases.