In 2013, Kiran had requested the culture ministry for the allotment of a ground floor government accommodation for them.
The ministry replied that her request has been forwarded to the urban development ministry. Later, news came that the ministry had declined this request.
"We have not received any official information from the ministry yet. We too got to know about this refusal through a newspaper report.
"It's extremely pathetic and doesn't speak very well of the government, given the fact that you have honoured Maa (Zohra) with the second highest civilian award, Padma Vibhushan," Kiran Sehgal told IANS.
"We have never asked the government to help us. When it got difficult to manage, only then we put across our request. It has become very tough for her, and with age it does get difficult," she said.
