New Delhi: The Haryana government has been chargesheeted to senior IAS officer Ashok Khamka for cancelling the mutation of the Rs.58 crore land deal between Congress president Sonia Gandhi‘s son-in-lawRobert Vadra and realty giant DLF.
The mutation of land deal had been cancelled in the last of October, 2012. The chargesheet had been served at his official residence on Wednesday night while he was away in New Delhi.
Ashok Khemka said on Thursday, “The chargesheet was delivered at my residence to my son as I was away. I will file a reply.”
Khemka has been charged by Bhupinder Singh Hooda’s Congress government of “exceeding his jurisdiction” while cancelling the land deal between Vadra’s company, Skylight Hospitality, and DLF.
Government sources claimed that Ashok Khemka had taken action against alleged dubious land deals by Vadra in Haryana, for which he was transferred from his post.
Now Hooda had recently approved the chargesheet against Khemka and has been given 15 days’ time to reply, could get a “major penalty” under the All-India Service Rules, which could include dismissal from service.
Khemka has been charged with administrative misconduct and exceeding his jurisdiction while cancelling the mutation of the Rs.58-crore land deal between Vadra’s company, Skylight Hospitality, and realty giant DLF, in October 2012.
The senior IAS officer had also ordered an inquiry into the undervaluation of land in four districts in Haryana adjoining New Delhi, in deals done by Vadra.
Both these orders were passed by Khemka after he had been transferred as director-general-consolidation and inspector general-registration.
While he was transferred out Oct 11, the orders were passed Oct 12 and 15. Khemka had claimed that the orders were passed when he had not yet relinquished charge of the posts.
Khemka has also been charged with violation of service rules, of going to the media and criticising government policy. While the land deal controversies raged, Khemka had been interviewed by TV channels and other news media.
Khemka’s 105-page reply to the committee’s report, in which he highlighted various other land scams and sham deals, and exposed companies associated with Vadra and other influential people, was not accepted by the Haryana government.
The Haryana government had set up a three-member committee of three senior IAS officers to look into the issue after the Embarrassment of Khemka’s actions and statements.
The committee, in its report, stated that Khemka’s actions amounted to administrative misconduct and found him guilty of exceeding his jurisdiction. That report was submitted without once calling or examining Khemka.
Bureau Report
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