Haryana Government has decided to charge sheet whistleblower IAS officer Ashok Khemka for alleged administrative misconduct in cancelling the mutation of the land deal between Robert Vadra and real estate major DlF in Gurgaon.
Reacting on Government’s decision regarding charge sheet, Khemka tweeted, “Media reports Chief Minister Haryana is charge sheeting me for action against Vadra-DlF land deal. Do not know what my duty was otherwise”.
Sources said Chief Secretary P K Chaudhery got comments from the administrative branch and sent them to Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda's office, which has approved action against Khemka for his decision on Vadra, son-in-law of Congress president Sonia Gandhi.
The 1991-batch IAS officer has been charge sheeted for penalty under Rule 8 of the All India Services (discipline and Appeal) rules, officials added.
When contacted Khemka refused to comment on this development saying he has not received the charge sheet and hence cannot comment on it.
Khemka has been held liable for alleged administrative misconduct for overstepping jurisdiction in passing orders to cancel the mutation of 3.5 acre land in Gurgaon's Shikohpur village in 2012. The land was sold by Vadra to DlF.
After being transferred on October 11, 2012, from the post of Director General Consolidation of Holdings (DGH) and Inspector General Registration, had on October 12 and 15 last year, Khemka had ordered an inquiry into the alleged undervaluation of assets owned by Vadra or his companies in Gurgaon, Faridabad, Palwal and Mewat and set aside the mutation of the 3.5 acre land.
In his tweet Khemka quoted Edmund Burke, “All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing”