Haryana AG alleges tweaking of criteria in plot allocation

The Haryana Advocate General (AG) has alleged that criteria had been tweaked for allotment of 14 industrial plots in Panchkula to the “near and dear ones” of the then Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and recommended their cancellation.

AG Baldev Raj Mahajan, in his opinion given to the government before the case was handed over to CBI, has alleged that “favour” had been granted in the allotments and that the then HUDA Chairman had approved the allotments after the expiry of date for inviting applications. The Chief Minister is the chairman of HUDA.

Hooda has rejected the charges, insisting that while in power, “we did not do anything that was not as per the rules.” 

According to the AG, HUDA had invited applications for allotment of 14 industrial plots in the industrial estate Panchkula, in December 2011, for which the last date of submission was January 6, 2012. 

Later, on the basis of detailed facts and material on record it transpired that “the entire process relating to allotment was mired in gross illegalities and grave allegations of favouritism, nepotism were apparent therein,” Mahajan claimed.