Haryana govt defends Rahul in land scam

Update: 2012-10-20 03:08 GMT
Haryana Parliamentary Affairs Minister Randeep Singh Surjewala, on Friday refuted the allegations levelled against AICC General Secretary Rahul Gandhi, regarding alleged non-payment of appropriate stamp duty on the purchase of 6.456 acres of land in Hasanpur village, district Palwal.

Surjewala said, ‘ Allegations made by Om Prakash Chautala on Rahul Gandhi are completely false, mischievous, motivated and malicious. Om Prakash Chautala had led his entire political career based on falsehood, misconceptions and his mannerism of hoodwinking the people.’

He added that Chautala and both his sons were ‘facing serious charges of corruption in a case of disproportionate assets compared to known sources of income as also in the case of fudging the entire recruitment process in the recruitment of JBT Teachers’. He said, ‘Charges have been framed by the Special Court of CBI in both cases and trial under the Prevention of Corruption Act and other offences is at advanced stages.’

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