Flats allotted to five different Jain families

NEW DELHI: With BJP alleging that five members of a family were allotted flats under the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) housing scheme 2010, the land agency, on Wednesday, clarified that it was coincidence that all five members are from Jain families and their father's name is also the same--Sunil Kumar Jain.
Delhi BJP president, Vijender Gupta, on Tuesday, had alleged that the applicant of application number 821900 was Sunil Kumar Jain, who had been declared successful in the draw of lots along with his four sons Sameer Jain, Bhanu Jain, Gaurav Jain and Vivek Jain.
"All these applicants have different addresses, PAN numbers etc and do not belong to the same family. DDA has verified the same from these applicants over the phone and it has been confirmed that they do not belong to the same family. It is just coincidence that all five members are from Jain family and their father's name is also the same. The flats allotted against application 129480 to Vivek Jain, son of Sunil Jain, who lives in block R-3C, Dilshad Garden, has a different PAN and a different account number from other applicants,'' said DDA spokesperson Neemo Dhar.
Moreover, application no 0227382, application no 715419 and application no 1007146 have the same father's name Sunil Kumar Jain but have different addresses, different PAN cards and are not members of the same family, stated DDA. "Sameer Jain (application no 0227382) resides in 16/B -9 Alipur Road, Civil Lines, Bhanu Jain (application no 0715419) resides in 168 SFS Flats, Shakti Apartment, Ashok Vihar Phase-III and Gaurav Jain (application no1007146) resides in B-40, Shashi Garden,'' said Dhar.
Meanwhile, to deal with complaints of successful allottees being approached by property dealers outside the flat complexes--that have been allotted under the scheme--DDA is planning to show allottees only a sample flat in each of the complexes.
"We will identify a sample flat in each complex and the allottees will only be allowed to see the sample flats and not the ones allotted to them to prevent any sort of deal being struck between property dealers and the allottees.
"We have asked the guards also to keep an eye out for property dealers hanging outside the complex. We might even seek the help of police.
"Discussions are also underway to keep tabs on those allottees who try and sell their flats within the first year of allotment,'' said a source in DDA. "The waiting list of 600 applicants will be valid only for 9 months from the date of issue of demand letters to successful applicants,'' said Dhar.