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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Why was I transferred? asks Haryana IAS officer who ordered probe into Vadra's land deals

Why was I transferred? asks Haryana IAS officer who ordered probe into Vadra's land deals

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published Published on Oct 16, 2012   modified Modified on Oct 16, 2012
-The Times of India

A top IAS officer in Haryana, Ashok Khemka, who was recently trasferred by the state government for allegedly ordering a probe into the land deals of Robert Vadra, has spoken out against his abrupt transfer.

Khemka had cancelled the mutation of a land sold by Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law to the DLF and also ordered probe into the alleged undervaluation of some of his land deals.

Speaking to Times Now, the 1991-batch IAS officer said, "On October 8, I initiated a probe into the alleged reports of undervaluation based on media reports and allegations of wrongdoing by my office."

"I was served a transfer order on October 11 at 10pm at my residence," Khemka said seeking an explanation for his transfer.

He refused to make any direct comments on the reason behind his transfer.

"It is for the state government to answer this question," Khemka said.

"I have suffered 40 transfers in 20 years. I would want to know why I am transferred, so that I can take corrective action and become a better civil servant," he said.

Khemka was transferred from his post of director general, consolidations of holdings and land records, afer a tenure of less than two months, and posted as managing director of Haryana Seeds Development Corporation, which was last under an officer 12 years his junior.

Khemka wrote a letter to the state chief secreatary on October 12, objecting to his transfer.

"It is shocking to learn about my abrupt transfer...this is deliberate and malafide to punish me due to some vested elements in the political-bureaucratic hierarchy affected by the expose of the scams in consolidation of land holdings under the exercise of powers," Khemka wrote in a letter to the state chief secretary PK Chaudhery after his transfer.

However, with the state government denying all charges, he joined his new posting on October 15.

Khemka cancelled the land deal between Robert Vadra and DLF on the last day of his stint on October 15.

India Against Corruption activist Arvind Kejriwal has criticized the Haryana government's move to transfer the officer and has alleged that he has been punished for daring to probe Robert Vadra.

Kejriwal also raised questions on the transfer policy of the state government.

The BJP also criticized the Haryana government for victimizing the officer for acting against Vadra's land deals.

The Times of India, 16 October, 2012, http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Why-was-I-transferred-asks-Haryana-IAS-officer-who-ordered-probe-into-Vadras-land-deals/articleshow/16833099.cms


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