Archive · 4 Oct 2026
Ujjain MLA Opposes Housing Board Action as Lease Proceedings Pause
Some people in Ujjain were using homes as places to do business.
The Madhya Pradesh Housing Board took action because the homes were meant to be residential.
MLA Anil Jain Kaluheda objected to how the rules were being enforced.
He and BJP workers helped remove some walls outside homes.
Kaluheda said small traders should not be frightened by the officials.
The Housing Board has paused more lease-cancellation steps for now.
A committee is studying the rules and the city plan.
Seven leases in Indira Nagar had already been cancelled.
Ujjain North MLA Anil Jain Kaluheda protested Madhya Pradesh Housing Board action against commercial use of homes in Indira Nagar.
The MLA and BJP workers removed bricks and walls erected outside some residential properties.
Kaluheda said officials were acting arbitrarily and should not intimidate small traders while enforcing rules.
The Housing Board temporarily deferred lease-cancellation proceedings pending a committee report on the Land Disposal Act and Master Plan.
Seven Indira Nagar property owners had already had their leases cancelled; notices also covered several other localities.
- Who
- Ujjain North MLA Anil Jain Kaluheda, BJP workers and traders, and the Madhya Pradesh Housing Board.
- What
- Kaluheda protested enforcement against commercial use of residential properties; the Housing Board deferred further lease-cancellation proceedings.
- When
- Saturday; the article does not give a date.
- Where
- Indira Nagar, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh; notices also concerned other localities.
- Why
- The Housing Board cited commercial activity in residential properties, while Kaluheda objected to what he called arbitrary enforcement affecting small traders.
MLA and traders
Housing Board enforcement
Enforcement of residential-use rules
MLA and traders
Kaluheda called the officials' actions arbitrary and said small traders should not be intimidated; he described the policy as impractical.
Housing Board enforcement
The Housing Board issued notices after finding residential properties being used for commercial activities and had begun lease-cancellation action.
Next steps
MLA and traders
Kaluheda appealed for relief for residents and traders facing difficulties.
Housing Board enforcement
The Housing Board temporarily deferred further proceedings and said it would act after a committee submits its report.
- MLA
- Anil Jain Kaluheda, Ujjain North
- Housing authority
- Madhya Pradesh Housing Board (MPHB)
- Protest location
- Indira Nagar, Ujjain
- Proceedings status
- Lease-cancellation proceedings temporarily deferred
- Review
- A committee is studying the Land Disposal Act and Master Plan
- Leases already cancelled
- Seven property owners in Indira Nagar
- Other areas named
- Laxmi Nagar, Desai Nagar, World Bank Colony and Atirikt Vishwa Bank Colony