The e-auction of Bollywood actor and BJP MP Sunny Deol’s bungalow took a political turn when Congress leader Jairam Ramesh questioned the bank’s U-turn or withdrawal of the auction on Monday. Party general secretary Jairam Ramesh asked what prompted the bank to cite “technical reasons”. Let us tell you that the news came in the past that the actor’s luxurious Mumbai villa will be auctioned to recover the loan of Rs 56 crore given to Sunny Deol. The bank took out a notice in the newspaper announcing the e-auction and details of unpaid loans.
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh tweeted
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said, “Yesterday afternoon, the country came to know that Bank of Baroda has put BJP MP Sunny Deol’s Juhu residence up for e-auction as he has not paid Rs 56 crore to the bank. Today In the morning, in less than 24 hours, the nation has come to know that Bank of Baroda has withdrawn the auction notice due to ‘technical reasons’, wonder who initiated these ‘technical reasons’? In a surprise move, Bank of Baroda reversed its decision and withdrew the actor’s villa in Mumbai’s Juhu from auction.
Yesterday afternoon the nation got to know that Bank of Baroda had put up the Juhu residence of BJP MP Sunny Deol for e-auction since he has not paid up Rs 56 crore owed to the bank.
This morning, in less than 24 hours, the nation has got to know that the Bank of Baroda has…
— Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) August 21, 2023
Rs 56 crore will be recovered from the auction
State-owned Bank of Baroda has blocked the properties of actor and sitting BJP MP Sunny Deol to recover Rs 56 crore through e-auction to be held on August 25. The Gurdaspur MP had defaulted on loan, interest and penalty of Rs 55.99 crore from the bank since December 2022. The bank attached the property of Sunny Deol’s villa situated on Gandhigram Road in the tony Juhu area of the metropolis. He has fixed the reserve price of Rs 51.43 crore and the earnest money of Rs 5.14 crore for the auction. Apart from Sunny Deol’s villa, the 599.44 square meter property also houses Sunny Sounds, which is owned by the Deols, and is the corporate guarantor of the loan, while their actor-politician father Dharmendra is the personal guarantor of the loan.
what is the whole matter
The bank’s spokesperson did not provide any other details to PTI, such as when and how much the actor had taken the loan and what other guarantees he had for the loan. The tender notice further states that the Deols still have the option of repaying the bank dues to prevent the auction from being held under the provisions of the SARFAESI Act of 2002. The actor is officially known as Ajay Singh Dharmendra Deol and has been representing the ruling BJP from the Punjab seat since 2019, when he won the seat with a huge margin defeating the then Congress member Sunil Jhakar. For a long time this seat was represented by another actor Vinod Khanna for Congress.
Gadar 2 is rocking at the box office
On the work front, Sunny Deol’s Gadar 2, released on August 11, is rocking the box office. The film is getting a lot of love from the audience. In this, the actor is once again seen in the powerful role of Tara Singh. In Gadar 2, the actor goes to Pakistan to save his son and gets rid of enemies. Tara Singh’s iconic handpump and hammer scene went viral. The film broke the record of Shahrukh Khan’s film Pathan on the second weekend. After creating the second biggest Saturday record with Rs 31.07 crore, the film collected around Rs 41 crore in India on Sunday, 20 August. ‘Gadar 2’ may soon cross the Rs 400 crore mark. With Sunny Deol and Ameesha Patel coming together once again, ‘Gadar 2’ has managed to pull in a huge audience across the cinema halls across the country. The total box office collection of the film now stands at Rs 377.20 crore (net).