Haryana State Vigilance Bureau has constituted a special investigation team and registered regular enquiry to investigate into the allotment of industrial plots in Panchkula, by previous Bhupinder Singh Hooda led State Government in December 2011. Enquiry would be conducted by a special investigation team headed by AS Chawla, Inspector General of Police, State Vigilance Bureau, Gurgaon.
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar lal had earlier this week ordered a vigilance inquiry to look into the allotment of 11 industrial plots in Industrial Estate, Panchkula to the alleged undeserving candidates by previous Congress Government
A spokesman of the Bureau said that to ensure early finalization of the enquiry, AS Chawla would spend minimum three days in a week at Panchkula as most of the records related to this enquiry are in Chandigarh or Panchkula. He said that the Bureau has already written to Chief Administrator, HUDA to hand over the entire records related to allotment of these plots.
The BJP led Haryana Government had received several complaints drawing its attention towards irregularities committed in allotment of industrial plots, including the charge-sheet submitted by Indian National lok Dal to the State Governor.
These plots worth millions of rupees in the market, ranging from 496 square metres to 1,280 square metres were allegedly allotted to the candidates who were either relatives of the then Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda or those of his close associates and friends.
Notably, the issue was also raised during the budget session of Haryana assembly in the month of March. The state Industries Minister Capt. Abhimanyu had in the assembly said that transparency in the allotment was not adopted and plots were allotted to the former Chief Minister's close officials and others.
The beneficiaries included Renu Hooda, wife of Hooda's nephew; Nandita Hooda, wife of another relative and former senior additional advocate general; Mona Beri, the daughter-in-law of Hooda's former OSD BR Beri; Pardeep Kumar, son of Singh Ram, former secretary to Hooda; Kanwar Preet Singh Sandhu, relative of Kurukshetra University Vice Chancellor DDS Sandhu; Dagar Katyal, son of a former senior deputy advocate general; Ganesh Dutt Ratan, a close friend of Hooda; Aman Gupta, son of ex-legislator Ramesh Gupta; O P Dahiya, a retired army officer related to a former Congress legislator; M/s YPT Entertainment House Pvt. ltd., whose owner enjoyed close proximity to Hooda and Manjot Kaur, wife of former additional advocate general Prabhjeet Singh and daughter-in-law of Punjab and Haryana High Court judge, Justice MS Sullar.