Raising question over the setting up of S.N. Dhingra Commission, former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda has written a letter to Haryana Governor Kaptan Singh Solanki saying that the commission has been set up “contrary to established rules and norms, without due Cabinet approval and prompted by malice and political considerations”.
The accusations were made by Mr. Hooda just a day before the tenure of the commission ended on June 30.
Set up by the Haryana government in May last year, the one-man commission is enquiring into the circumstances of grant or rejection of licences for development of colonies, group housing societies and commercial complexes in those sectors of Gurgaon for which land of Shikohpur, Sikanderpur, Badah and Kherki Dhaula was used. It would also enquire whether the transfer of licence by the original licencee within a short period of time was violative of law and caused loss to the Government. Mr. Vadra has been accused of transferring his licence to DLF in violation of laws and causing a huge loss to revenue.
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The tenure of the commission, which has been increased two times since it was set up in May last, ended on June 30.
‘No evidence’
“The present BJP Haryana Government has no material or evidence what so ever to form an opinion about the existence of “any definite matter of public importance” for appointment of the Commission in terms of Section 3 of the Act and thus the appointment of the Commission is contrary to settled law,” said Mr. Hooda in his letter.
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Saying that the sole purpose of the commission was to target him and other members of the Congress leadership and certain government officers, Mr. Hooda in his letter said: “...even before the present BJP Haryana Government came into power, there were numerous statements made by their ministers and members of BJP before the media that action would be taken against family members of the leaders of the Congress Party.”
“...the constitution of the said Commission did not have prior Cabinet approval and the terms of reference of the enquiry were also changed midway and that too at the suggestion of the Commission itself,” said the letter.
The commission had summoned Mr. Hooda earlier this year for questioning in connection with the inquiry, but he did not turn up and was instead represented by his lawyers.