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Vadra land row: Dhingra panel seeks more time from Haryana govt to submit report
Justice Shiv Narayan Dhingra has sought at least 6-8 week time from the BJP-led Khattar government to submit its report and has written a letter to the state chief secretary in this regard.
Gurgaon,New Delhi,UPDATED: Mar 28, 2017 13:38 IST
Robert Vadra and his company Sky Light Hospitality Ltd allegedly obtained Change of Land Use Certificate during the tenure of the Bhupinder Singh Hooda-led Congress government in Haryana.
Today is the last day of submission of the report.
18 to 20 individuals have direct or indirect links with Vadra: Panel
Former Haryana CM Bhupindar Singh Hooda was also served notice.
The Shiv Narayan Dhingra Commission, which focuses on the alleged role of Congress president Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra in dubious land deals in Gurgaon, has sought more time from the Haryana government to submit its final report.
Justice Dhingra has sought at least 6-8 week time from the BJP-led Khattar government to submit its report and has written a letter to the state chief secretary in this regard.
Today is the last day of submission of the report. Earlier, the panel had told the media that it has completed the investigation and recorded the statements of individuals who had been summoned.
The commission has been probing dubious land deals on the basis of Change of Land Use Certificate (CLU) obtained by Vadra and his company during the tenure of the Bhupinder Singh Hooda-led Congress government in Haryana.
Justice Dhingra had also told the media that 18 to 20 individuals or company owners who have direct or indirect links with Vadra were served notices and their statements recorded. A total of 43 individuals have recorded their statements as direct parties or witnesses so far.
HOODA WAS SERVED NOTICE
Former Haryana CM Bhupindar Singh Hooda was also served notice to give his statement before the panel but he did not appear. Hooda had sent team of lawyers on March 26, 2016.
The former CM of Haryana is accused of providing undue advantages like CLU certificates to some private players. Vadra's company Sky Light Hospitality Ltd is supposed to have taken 3.5 acres land in Shikohpur leading to a loss of revenue for state exchequer in the form of stamp duties. On the basis of this, senior IAS officer Ashok Khemka had cancelled the mutation of the land.
The one-man Dhingra commission was set up by the BJP government in Haryana in May 2015 to probe controversial land deals in Haryana, including Vadra's land deals.
Today, a beleaguered Vadra even launched a scathing attack on the NDA government for using him for "political gains" over the land issue. The Congress also demanded that Justice Hangar should resign, accusing him of seeking favours with the Haryana government.
On December 8, 2015, Justice Dhingra had written a letter to the Gurgaon administration, asking for a road to be constructed to the plot where his charitable trust is situated.
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