Probe report on Robert Vadra's land deals ready for submission

Justice SN Dhingra yesterday completed the probe on land deals between Robert Vadra, son-in-law of Congress President Sonia Gandhi and realty major DLF. The commission was constituted a year back to look into land deals in Gurgaon.

 

The other company in question is Skylight Hospitality limited, which is allegeldy linked to Vadra.

 

The commission’s deadline to submit to its findings ends today.  

 

Meanwhile, Congress leader and former chief minister of Haryana Bhupinder Singh Hooda yesterday wrote to the Haryana Governor seeking revocation of Dhingra Commission.

 

Hooda has written to Governor Kaptan Singh Solanki, "to look into the matter to uphold the Constitutional values and to advise the present government not to abuse the provisions of law to harass the members of the opposition party (Congress) and further, to revoke the constitution of the commission of inquiry".
 

The alleged land deals between DLF and Skylight were a major election issue in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls and subsequent assembly polls in the state.  

"With deep pain and anguish, I, the then CM (2005-2014), draw your kind attention to the abuse of power by the present BJP government in Haryana for achieving a mala fide purpose," Hooda has written.

"With deep pain and anguish, I, the then CM (2005-2014), draw your kind attention to the abuse of power by the present BJP government in Haryana for achieving a mala fide purpose"

"It has unjustly invoked the provisions of the Commission of Inquiry Act, 1952 to set up the Justice SN Dhingra Commission of Inquiry (on May 14, 2015)," he added.

According to Hooda, the commission was constituted "contrary to established rules and norms, without due cabinet approval and it was prompted by malice and political considerations".
  

 He also mentioned statements of BJP leaders in the media in the run-up to the polls that action would be taken against "family members of the leaders of the Congress party".
  

The former CM drew the Governor's attention towards his allegation that the constitution of the commission did not have prior cabinet approval and the terms of reference of the
inquiry were also "changed midway and that too, at the suggestion of the commission itself".

Hooda also mentioned that "present Chief Minister (Manohar Lal Khattar) of BJP government unilaterally thought it fit to set up the commission. It is obvious that this government has changed and liberalised the policy parameters for allowing change in beneficial interest viz. change in developer, assignment of joint development rights and/or marketing rights
etc. in a licence granted under the Haryana Development and Regulation of Urban Areas Act, 1975".

The commission was to probe transfer or disposal of land, allegations of private enrichment, ineligibility of beneficiaries under the rules and other connected matters,
bringing Vadra's company's land deal under the scanner. 

 

The former CM had also deposed before the commission.