Bank Auction Notice Against 'Sunny Villa' Withdrawn. Congress Protests (Image: instagram.com/iamsunnydeol)

Bank of Baroda has withdrawn the auction notice for actor and BJP Member of Parliament Sunny Deol”s bungalow “Sunny Villa” in Mumbai”s Juhu. Mr Deol”s property was put up for auction on Sunday to recover Rs 56 crore, but the bank has cited technical reasons for the withdrawal. The Gurdaspur MP, currently basking in the glory of the success of his recently released movie Gaddar, has been in default on a Rs 55.99 crore loan from Bank of Baroda since December 2022.

“Corrigendum to e-auction notice with regards to sale auction notice in respect of Mr Ajay Singh Deol alias Mr Sunny Deol stands withdrawn due to technical reasons,” the bank said in a statement regarding the auction.

Meanwhile, Congress questioned the withdrawal notice by the bank and asked who triggered the technical reasons mentioned in the statement.

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

“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 This morning, in less than 24 hours, the nation has got to know that the Bank of Baroda has withdrawn the auction notice due to “technical reasons”. Wonder who triggered these “technical reasons”?,” asked Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on X.