Vadra deal row: Khemka seeks explanation for his transfer
NEW DELHI: A top IAS officer in Haryana, Ashok Khemka, who was recently trasferred by the state government for allegedly ordering a probe into the land deals of Robert Vadra, has spoken out against his abrupt transfer.
Significantly, on Monday, the last day of his posting as director general of land consolidation and land records-cum- inspector-general of registration, Khemka issued an order cancelling the mutation of over 3 acre plot of land in Manesar-Shikohpur that Vadra had sold to DLF.
The prime plot of land was bought by Robert Vadra in February 2008 for Rs 7.5 crore. A month later, in March 2008, Vadra's company was given a licence by Haryana's town and country planning (TCP) department to develop a housing colony on this site. Within 65 days of the licence being granted, Vadra entered into an "agreement to sell" this plot to DLF for Rs 58 crore.
During his tenure in consolidation of land holdings department, Khemka discovered illegal mutation, an exercise to record the ownership of property in revenue record, of thousands of acres of panchayat land. Khemka ordered probe into the alleged undervaluation of some of the land deals of Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law.
Speaking to Times Now, the 1991-batch IAS officer said, "On October 8, I initiated a probe into the alleged reports of undervaluation based on media reports and allegations of wrongdoing by my office." "I was served a transfer order on October 11 at 10pm at my residence," Khemka said seeking an explanation for his transfer. He refused to make any direct comments on the reason behind his transfer. "It is for the state government to answer this question," Khemka said. "I have suffered 40 transfers in 20 years. I would want to know why I am transferred, so that I can take corrective action and become a better civil servant," he said.
Khemka was transferred from his post of director general, consolidations of holdings and land records, afer a tenure of less than two months, and posted as managing director of Haryana Seeds Development Corporation, which was last under an officer 12 years his junior.
Khemka wrote a letter to state chief secreatary PK Chaudhery on October 12, objecting to his transfer. "It is shocking to learn about my abrupt transfer...this is deliberate and malafide to punish me due to some vested elements in the political-bureaucratic hierarchy affected by the expose of the scams in consolidation of land holdings under the exercise of powers," the letter said.
Before the land holding department, Khemka was heading Haryana electronics development corporation ltd. (Hartron) but was shifted in 50 days after he exposed its corrupt practices.
Reacting to Ashok Khemka's outburst, Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda denied that his transfer was a punishment. The chief minister went on to threaten action against Khemka if his statements were found to be untrue. 'The chief secretary has been told to probe his allegations. The state government has not given any undue favours to anyone. We will take action against Khemka if it is found that he has misrepresented facts," Hooda said.
India Against Corruption activist Arvind Kejriwal has criticized the Haryana government's move to transfer the officer and has alleged that he has been punished for daring to probe Robert Vadra. Kejriwal also raised questions on the transfer policy of the state government. The BJP also criticized the Haryana government for victimizing the officer for acting against Vadra's land deals.
This is not for the first time that a civil servant or a whistleblower has been harassed and witch-hunted in Haryana. Earlier, IFS officer, Sanjiv Chaturvedi was transferred 12 times by the Haryana government during 2005-2010 after he exposed irregularities in the forest department. The state government was forced to revoke his suspension and chargesheet after the intervention of the President in 2008 and 2010 respectively.
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