Case against Vadra, Hooda to be thoroughly probed: CM

Sumedha Sharma

Tribune News Service

Gurugram, September 2

The case registered against Congress leader Sonia Gandhi’s son-in-law Robert Vadra and former Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda for alleged irregularities in land deals would be thoroughly investigated, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said on Sunday.

Ruling out vendetta behind the case, Khattar said the BJP government has been fully committed to uproot corruption since the day it came to power.

He was speaking to the media here on the sidelines of the launch of the Gurugram city bus service, which will be operated by the Gurugram Metropolitan City Bus Limited.

The FIR against Vadra, Hooda and two companies — DLF and Onkareshwar Properties — has been registered at Kherki Daula police station in Gurugram, Manesar Deputy Commissioner of Police Rajesh Kumar had said.

It was lodged after a complaint was received from Surinder Sharma, a resident of Nuh.

Khattar lauded the complainant saying it was courageous of him to stand against high-profile people.

The FIR said Vadra’s Skylight Hospitality Private Limited purchased 3.5 acre in Gurugram’s Sector 83 from Onkareshwar Properties for Rs 7.5 crore in 2008, when Hooda was the Chief Minister and also held the portfolio of the Town and County Planning Department.

To a question about the report of Justice SN Dhingra Commission, Khattar said it would be made public once the court allowed it. “We have nothing to hide. The report will be placed in the public domain once it gets legal go-ahead. The government is not just against corruption, but also stand for accountability and transparency,” he said.

Flags off 25 low-floor buses in G’gram  

• Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar flagged off 25 low-floor hi-tech buses here during phase one roll out of the ‘Gurugaman’ scheme.
• Under the initiative, the Gurugram Metropolitan City Bus Limited will be rolling out 200 such buses in phases across the city.
• Khattar said the 25 buses would ply on route 212 from the Sector 10 bus terminal.
• The buses are equipped with modern features such as Smart Card Ticketing System, Intelligent Transport Management System (ITMS), Automatic Bus Vehicle Location System, CCTV cameras, public address system, stop request buttons and wheelchair ramps