New Delhi, May 26 -- Former Board member of Delhi Gymkhana Club, Niji Sapra, on Tuesday asked club members not to doubt the intentions of the government, while expressing that the club should be "saved at any cost."

The dispute arises from the Centre's May 22 communication directing the Delhi Gymkhana Club to hand over peaceful possession of the premises by June 5. The communication invokes Clause 4 of the perpetual lease deed executed in 1928, which permits re-entry by the lessor if the premises are required for a "public purpose".

Niji Sapra asked the club members to put forward their best defence as the case had gone before the court.

She told ANI, "I've been a board member of the Delhi Gymkhana Club from the period 2014 to 2017. I'...