Delhi Gymkhana Club Member Slams Centre Over Eviction Order; Concerns Over Staff & Heritage Dispute
On Centre’s order on Delhi Gymkhana Club, Rumnita Mittal, Member of the Club, says, "The first issue I think mostly is that we have to bust the myth that Gymkhana Club belongs to super-rich people with big cars or a lot of money, which is a total myth. The permanent members, 50% are armed forces, retired personnel. Then there are the bureaucrats. The bureaucrats who have made the policy decisions. They are the ones who, after retirement, are sitting here having a cup of tea in this open environment... How can you, within two weeks, tell us to vacate? What about the staff? 500-600 staff, where will they go? They will be on the roads... It's a heritage building. It's got grass courts, which you will barely find in Delhi, and we've held international tournaments here. It is a sports club and is used by veterans and retired people. So it would be very unfair to them that overnight you take away their place from them..."
