Union Culture Minister Prahlad Patel informed that the artists have been provided with a time window until December 31 to vacate their government accommodation where they have been overstaying for decades.
The UP government has asserted that Kappan has no locus standi to approach the Supreme Court under section 32 because he is not under illegal confinement but has been kept under judicial custody with an order passed by a competent court.
The minister and former army chief reminded Shekhar Gupta of the days when the senior journalist had published a fake story making wild speculations about a so-called 'coup' attempt by the Indian Army in Delhi.