A day after Haryana State Vigilance Bureau registered a case of cheating and corruption against former Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and four officials who were in HUDA for allegedly realloting a plot to Associated Journals limited (AJl) in Panchkula in 2005, Hooda hit out at the BJP Government in Haryana alleging there was political vendetta.
“The Manohar lal Khattar- led Haryana Government, which has become the Centre’s cooperative party, has been indulging in vengeance and replacement ever since it came to power,” alleged Hooda while talking to the mediapersons.
He said, “This is what this Government does. They have not done anything for the people of this State. They are just doing two things ‘badla’ (vengeance) and ‘badli’ (replacement).”
Hooda claimed that no rules had been violated in the allotment. However, Khattar earlier in the day ruled out political vendetta behind the move to book Hooda and said that action will be taken against all wrongdoers. He said that the Vigilance Department is performing its duty.
“We do not interfere in the working of the departments. Every department has got the freedom to perform its duties. They found that there is something wrong (against Hooda) and, therefore, they have registered an FIR. Action will be taken against anyone, who has done wrong,” said Chief Minister.
Hooda, who as the Chief Minister was the ex-officio chairman of the Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA), has been accused of illegally transferring land to Associated Journals ltd., at Panchkula in 2005. The FIR was registered at the vigilance bureau’s police station in Panchkula. The Congress leader has been charged with cheating and breach of trust under the Indian Penal Code and also criminal misconduct under the Prevention of Corruption.