Reacting to the Congress’ allegations that he took “favours” from Haryana Government, Justice (retd) SN Dhingra on Friday said that he is ready to take more such favours if it benefits villages of the State.
The Congress has questioned the fairness of Justice Dhingra’s inquiry, alleging that the Haryana Government built a road to make a school operated by his charitable trust more accessible.
Denying the allegations, Justice Dhingra said: “If this is a favour, I would like this favour for all villages of Haryana.”
“Anybody is free to make allegations,” he told a news channel.He clarified, “I don’t have a school. I am the chairman of Justice Gopal Singh Public Charitable Trust. This trust is running two dispensaries, one in Gurgaon and one in Delhi.”
“I had requested Gurgaon Deputy Commissioner that why doesn’t he use the funds for the village roads so that people could commute at ease. This was agreed upon and it was the favour that had been done to me. If this is an allegation, I accept it. If this is a favour, I would like to have 20 such favours in all villages of Haryana,” added Dhingra.
About the extension sought by him to submit his commission’s report, Dhingra said: “Sometimes some pieces of information are quite important. You can’t ignore them.”
Asked if Robert Vadra’s company Skylight Hospitality’s name figured in the report, Dhingra said: “They are not pertaining directly to any of the companies. It is benami transactions.”
“I think if you wait for the report, you will come to know as to what the commission has done. I am not chasing Vadra, you people are chasing him. I have mentioned names of all those persons who have benefited,” said he