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BJP involved in illegal land deals in Haryana: Congress
Chandigarh, June 9
The Congress party here on
Tuesday alleged that top political functionaries of the BJP government
in Haryana were involved in illegal property transactions and promoting
realtors in the state.
Coming out in support of Congress
president Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra, who is facing probe
into controversial land deals, state Congress chief Ashok Tanwar said it
was not an issue now as the government functionaries were involved in
illegal land deals.
"They have ordered a probe into the land
deals by Vadra. We have no problem with the probe. Nothing will come out
of it. But what about the deal of 1,700 acres in Sohna and Fatehpur
Jharsa (in Gurgaon) by the present government," he said when asked about
a commission in Haryana probing Vadra's controversial land deals.
"It's the tip of an iceberg," Tanwar added.
He
said the 'girdawari' (village accountant) record of 1,700 acres of the
Sohna Municipal Committee land was changed illegally to favour private
parties.
The Congress allegation assumes significance as the
Punjab and Haryana High Court on May 29 put on hold all demolition and
construction activity at Fatehpur Jharsa till July 27, the next date of
hearing.
The court order came in the wake of a petition by
residents of Fatehpur Jharsa village, whose hutments were razed by the
Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) on May 15.
Tanwar said the government should also conduct an inquiry into these illegal land transactions.
He alleged that top political functionaries in the state were involved in illegal property transactions and promoting realtors.
Slamming
the government for stopping the public schemes launched by the previous
Congress government, Tanwar said: "In fact, in the past seven months of
its tenure, no new scheme has been started (by the BJP government)."