New Delhi, March 25 (NationPress) The government has delivered a notice to the Congress party, instructing it to vacate its headquarters located at 24, Akbar Road by Saturday, according to party sources. This formal notification has been issued by the relevant authorities.

As per reports, the Estates Department has demanded that the Indian National Congress vacate the premises that have served as the party's central office for nearly fifty years.

In response, the Congress has claimed that this action is a measure by the government to silence the party's voice.

Congress MP Imran Masood stated, "Have the offices at 11 Ashok Road (BJP Office) and 14 Pant Marg (Delhi BJP office) been vacated? Along with this bungalow's eviction, there is an effort to suppress the Congress's voice, but we will remain unyielded and outspoken."

He further remarked that the government has placed the entire nation in a precarious situation by failing to maintain neutrality with global powers.

The property at 24, Akbar Road has been home to the Congress headquarters for 48 years. Although the party opened its new headquarters, Indira Bhavan, at Kotla Marg last year, operations have continued at the Akbar Road location, which still remains occupied.

Additionally, the Congress party has also been instructed to vacate the Indian Youth Congress office situated at 5, Raisina Road. Party insiders have indicated that they are considering legal avenues to challenge this directive.

During the inauguration of the new headquarters last year, several senior party leaders expressed their profound emotional connection to the Akbar Road office, underlining its importance in the party's political history.

This bungalow boasts a rich and complex history. During the colonial period, it was the residence of Sir Reginald Maxwell, who served on the Executive Council of Viceroy Lord Linlithgow.

In the early 1960s, the property became the home of Daw Khin Kyi, the Ambassador of Myanmar to India. Her daughter, Aung San Suu Kyi, who later received the Nobel Peace Prize, lived there for several years.

However, the most pivotal chapter in the bungalow's saga began in the late 1970s. Following the Congress party's defeat in the 1977 general elections and the ensuing split within the party, Indira Gandhi spearheaded a faction that required a new operational base. Rajya Sabha MP G. Venkatswamy, a close ally of Indira Gandhi, offered his residence on Akbar Road for this purpose.

From that moment, the bungalow became emblematic of the Congress party's revival and political journey. It continued to function as the party headquarters under the leadership of Prime Ministers Rajiv Gandhi, P. V. Narasimha Rao, and Manmohan Singh.

Through the years, the premises underwent expansions to support the growing organizational demands until the Congress finally established its new headquarters at Kotla Marg.