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Kejriwal claims DLF-Haryana govt nexus |
New Delhi: Anti-corruption activist Arvind
Kejriwal Tuesday on described the Haryana government as an "agent" of
realty major DLF, which has been linked with Congress president Sonia
Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra.
"The Haryana government has
become an agent of DLF, it is not a people's government," Kejriwal told
the media, and asked Haryana to bring out a white paper on its dealings
with the company. He cited court records and other documents to back his
allegations.
Days after he alleged questionable business
dealings between Vadra and DLF, Kejriwal, who distributed documentary
evidence to the media, accused the Haryana government of giving out land
at cheap rates to the DLF.
"Panchayat land has been handed over
to DLF, HUDA land has been handed over to DLF, FAR (floor area ratio)
has been increased for DLF, land use rule have been changed (for DLF),"
he said.
Several farmers who alleged that the Haryana government
had usurped land from them, using fraudulent methods, also spoke at the
press conference.
Kejriwal said the Punjab and Haryana High Court
had in recent times noted the "malafide nexus" between the Haryana
government and DLF.
A former income tax officer, Kejriwal hit out at Finance Minister P. Chidambaram for speaking in defence of Vadra.
"All
the evidence we have provided today makes it a fit case for an income
tax raid," he said. "I have been an income tax officer, and I know it.
But after the country's Finance Minister speaks in favour of Vadras,
which officer will have the guts to give (Vadra) a notice?"
Noted
lawyer and India Against Corruption (IAC) member Shanti Bhushan added
that the questionable business dealings between DLF and Vadra were very
much covered by the Prevention of Corruption Act.
Kejriwal also
wanted to know why Congress leaders and government ministers were coming
to the defence of Vadra if he was only a private citizen."I want to
know what is the relation between the Congress and Vadra?
What
is the relation between Vadra and the government?"Why is the finance
minister defending him? Why is the law minister defending him? All the
ministers are trying to save him."Last week, Kejriwal had fired his
first salvo when he alleged that Vadra's fortunes had escalated sharply
because of his business dealings with DLF.
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