Meerut, Sept. 19 -- Moradabad district magistrate Anuj Singh has cancelled the allotment of a bungalow that was given to former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mulayam Singh Yadav 31 years ago.The property, located in the prestigious Civil Lines area of Moradabad, is currently being used as the district office of the Samajwadi Party (SP). Singh has directed the municipal corporation to take possession of the bungalow within one week.

The allotment, originally made on July 13, 1994, was for a nominal rent of Rs.250 per month during Yadav's tenure as both the chief minister and the SP's national president. The bungalow, spread over approximately 1,000 square metres near the Police Training College (PTC II) in Civil Lines, is built on governme...