Probe into grant of land licences

The Justice S. N. Dhingra Commission, which is making inquiries into grant of land licences to some companies including that of Robert Vadra’s in four villages of Gurgaon, will soon submit its report, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said on Tuesday.

He said all “wrongdoings” of the previous government would be made public and alleged scams, involving crores of rupees, be exposed. Facts were being collected and those found guilty would be brought to book, he said adding that about 18 to 20 cases of corruption have come to the State government’s notice.

Mr. Khattar said of the three such cases, two have been handed over to the CBI.

“The (Justice Dhingra) Commission would soon submit its report to the state government,” he said while addressing a public meeting after laying the foundation stone of Government College for Women at Alewa village in the district.

The Khattar government had in May appointed one-man Commission of Inquiry to probe about alleged irregularities in grant of license(s) by the Department of Town and Country Planning to some companies, including that of Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s son-in-law Robert Vadra, in Sector 83 of Gurgaon for developing commercial colonies.

The Commission was to probe subsequent transfer or disposal of lands, allegations of private enrichment, ineligibility of beneficiaries under the rules, and other connected matters, bringing Mr. Vadra land deal under the scanner.

Notably, the BJP had made land deals under the previous Congress regime in Haryana a major poll issue during the last year’s election alleging that rules were relaxed to favour a few including Mr. Vadra.

The Commission was to submit its report to the government within six months from the date of its first sitting. PTI