New Delhi, Dec. 25 :    New Delhi, Dec. 25:  Controversy and Maneka Gandhi seem to go hand-in-hand. The firebrand social welfare minister is now at loggerheads with minister of state for petroleum E. Ponnuswamy over possession of the house at 12 Willingdon Crescent that was once occupied by Sanjay Gandhi. Maneka, who stays in her personal Maharani Bagh residence, has not taken her official accommodation, but now she wants the house on 'sentimental' grounds. After Sanjay's death 20 years ago, the premises housed the Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Trust. This year in October, the trust was asked to vacate the premises by urban development minister Jagmohan, who had shot to fame during Sanjay's time as Delhi Developmental Authority's demolition man. The trust subsequently shifted to Amethi. Sources close to Ponnuswamy said Maneka was pressuring him to vacate the house so that she could move in. The Congress has also alleged that she is planning to launch son Feroze Varun in politics from Willingdon Crescent as it was supposedly 'auspicious' for political purposes. After all, Indira Gandhi did manage to stage a comeback from that house after her 1977 defeat. Ponnuswamy moved in on December 6 and he has developed a liking for the house that played a crucial role in shaping the nation's political scene. Indira, Rajiv, Sanjay, Maneka, Rahul, Priyanka and their dogs had lived in the Type VII bungalow for months. During the winter session of Parliament, each time Ponnuswamy crossed Maneka, she politely asked him to shift. Now that the session has ended, Ponnuswamy is more confident of retaining the house. Trust secretary Captain Parveen Davar is unimpressed with Maneka's 'sentimental' reason. Davar, associated with the trust since 1980, spoke to The Telegraph without hiding his bitterness. 'If Manekaji had any sentiment, she would not have allowed the trust to be thrown out of Delhi to 600 km away in Amethi. I do not know what sentiment she is talking about. After all, she is a minister in the Vajpayee government and she could have intervened,' he said. When The Telegraph contacted Maneka, she refused to comment, but said: 'It would have been nice if the government had allotted that house to me. After all, Sanjay stayed in that house.' She said sentimental issues should be not politicised. The trust is now headed by Sonia Gandhi. The two bahus of Indira are not even on talking terms. Relations within the Gandhi family have further deteriorated in view of the Samajwadi Party's bid to field Feroze Varun to counter Priyanka in the coming Assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh. Among other trustees are Priyanka, Narain Dutt Tiwari, Murli Deora, Rameshwar Thakur and Kamal Nath, all staunch Congressmen.