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[[File:Bhupinder_Singh_Hooda_in_WEF,_2010.jpg|thumb|Bhupinder Singh Hooda in 2010]] | [[File:Bhupinder_Singh_Hooda_in_WEF,_2010.jpg|thumb|Bhupinder Singh Hooda in 2010]] | ||
'''AJL-National Herald Panchkula land grab scam case''', allegedly against [[Bhupinder Singh Hooda]] currently in the [[Punjab and Haryana High Court]], is under investigation by the [[Central Bureau of Investigation]] (CBI) and [[Enforcement Directorate]] (ED).<ref name=chor6/> This case pertains to Hooda's alleged role for misusing his position as then [[Chief Minister of Haryana]] to cause wrongful gains to the [[National Herald scam|Associated Journals Limited]] (AJL) and corresponding loss to the [[Government of Haryana]], by illegally allotting a government plot of land worth several crores rupees (billions) to AJL for INR 59 lakh (5.9 million).<ref name=chor6/> Then Chief Minister, Hooda, was also the chairman of [[Haryana Urban Development Authority|HUDA]], a government entity which re-allotted the plot to AJL in 2005 in violations of rules and against the advise of the HUDA officials.<ref name= | '''AJL-National Herald Panchkula land grab scam case''', allegedly against [[Bhupinder Singh Hooda]] currently in the [[Punjab and Haryana High Court]], is under investigation by the [[Central Bureau of Investigation]] (CBI) and [[Enforcement Directorate]] (ED).<ref name=chor6/> This case pertains to Hooda's alleged role for misusing his position as then [[Chief Minister of Haryana]] to cause wrongful gains to the [[National Herald scam|Associated Journals Limited]] (AJL) and corresponding loss to the [[Government of Haryana]], by illegally allotting a government plot of land worth several crores rupees (billions) to AJL for INR 59 lakh (5.9 million).<ref name=chor6/> Then Chief Minister, Hooda, was also the chairman of [[Haryana Urban Development Authority|HUDA]], a government entity which re-allotted the plot to AJL in 2005 in violations of rules and against the advise of the HUDA officials.<ref name=chor6/><ref name=ajl21/><ref name=ajl20/> Chief Minister [[Manohar Lal Khattar]]'s [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] government of Haryana transferred the case to CBI, and CBI filed the FIR in April 2016.<ref name=ajl21/><ref name=ajl20>[http://indianexpress.com/article/india/bhupinder-hooda-ajl-land-allotment-cbi-case-4601883/ CBI files case against Bhupinder Hooda in AJL land allotment probe], [[Indian Express]], 6 April 2017.</ref> CBI booked Hooda for [[Conspiracy (criminal)|criminal conspiracy]], [[Penal Code (Singapore)#Criminal breach of trust|criminal breach of trust]], [[Section 420 of the Indian Penal Code|cheating]] and [[Political corruption|misuse of official position by public servants]].<ref name=ajl21>[http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/haryana/crime/cbi-registers-fir-against-ex-haryana-cm-hooda-in-ajl-land-allotment-case/387977.html CBI registers FIR against ex-Haryana CM Hooda in AJL land allotment case], [[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]] (India), 6 April 2017.</ref> AJL, which also owns [[National Herald (India)|National Herald]], is controlled by the [[Indian National Congress]] leaders [[Sonia Gandhi]] and [[Rahul Gandhi]] among others.<ref name=ajl21/><ref name=ajl1/><ref name=ajl2/><ref name=ajl3/><ref name=ajl6/><ref name=ajl8/> | ||
AJL was not legally entitled for the allotment.{{fact|date=December 2018}} Plot was originally allotted to AJL in 1982.{{fact|date=December 2018}} As per the rules{{What|reason=What rules are these?|date=December 2018|text=}}, ownership was repossessed by the government in 1992 due to non-construction by AJL within the mandatory period. AJL's applications to have the plot re-allotted were dismissed in 1995 and again in 1996.{{fact|date=December 2018}} AJL waited for a favorable entity to come to power for getting the re-allotment.{{fact|date=December 2018}} When Hooda became Chief Minister in 2005, he illegally re-allotment the plot to the AJL.<ref name=chor6>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/hooda-misused-post-to-give-land-to-ajl-ed/articleshow/59674810.cms Hooda misused post to give land to AJL: ED], [[Times of India]], 20 Jul 2017.</ref> | AJL was not legally entitled for the allotment.{{fact|date=December 2018}} Plot was originally allotted to AJL in 1982.{{fact|date=December 2018}} As per the rules{{What|reason=What rules are these?|date=December 2018|text=}}, ownership was repossessed by the government in 1992 due to non-construction by AJL within the mandatory period. AJL's applications to have the plot re-allotted were dismissed in 1995 and again in 1996.{{fact|date=December 2018}} AJL waited for a favorable entity to come to power for getting the re-allotment.{{fact|date=December 2018}} When Hooda became Chief Minister in 2005, he illegally re-allotment the plot to the AJL.<ref name=chor6>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/hooda-misused-post-to-give-land-to-ajl-ed/articleshow/59674810.cms Hooda misused post to give land to AJL: ED], [[Times of India]], 20 Jul 2017.</ref> | ||
There are 6 CBI cases and several other vigilance department investigations against Hooda underway.<ref name=chor5>[https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/state/punjab-and-haryana/chandigarh/bhupendra-singh-hooda-to-face-cbi-probe-in-two-more-cases/articleshow/63288447.cms Hooda under investigation by CBI in several cases], [[Navbharat Times]], 13 Mar 2018.</ref> [[Central Bureau of Investigation]] is investigating several scams, mostly related to illegal land grab, that took place during his rule in Haryana. These investigations include the [[Gurugram-Manesar IMT land scam]], [[Robert Vadra DLF land grab scam]], [[Gurugram Rajiv Gandhi Trust land grab scam]], [[Sonepat-Kharkhoda IMT land scam case]], [[Garhi Sampla Uddar Gagan land scam]], [[Panchkula-HUDA Industrial plots allotment scam]], [[Haryana Forestry scam case]] and [[Haryana Raxil drug purchase scam]]. He has been already [[chargesheet]]ed in the Manesar-Gurugram land scam, while other cases are still under investigation (c. March 2018).<ref name=chor1>[http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/haryana/cbi-to-probe-two-more-hooda-govt-land-deals/557679.html CBI to probe two more Hooda govt land deals], [[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]], 14 March 2018.</ref | There are 6 CBI cases and several other vigilance department investigations against Hooda underway.<ref name=chor5>[https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/state/punjab-and-haryana/chandigarh/bhupendra-singh-hooda-to-face-cbi-probe-in-two-more-cases/articleshow/63288447.cms Hooda under investigation by CBI in several cases], [[Navbharat Times]], 13 Mar 2018.</ref> [[Central Bureau of Investigation]] is investigating several scams, mostly related to illegal land grab, that took place during his rule in Haryana. These investigations include the [[Gurugram-Manesar IMT land scam]], [[Robert Vadra DLF land grab scam]], [[Gurugram Rajiv Gandhi Trust land grab scam]], [[Sonepat-Kharkhoda IMT land scam case]], [[Garhi Sampla Uddar Gagan land scam]], [[Panchkula-HUDA Industrial plots allotment scam]], [[Haryana Forestry scam case]] and [[Haryana Raxil drug purchase scam]]. He has been already [[chargesheet]]ed in the Manesar-Gurugram land scam, while other cases are still under investigation (c. March 2018).<ref name=chor5/><ref name=chor1>[http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/haryana/cbi-to-probe-two-more-hooda-govt-land-deals/557679.html CBI to probe two more Hooda govt land deals], [[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]], 14 March 2018.</ref> | ||
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On 1 December 2018, CBI filed the chargesheet against Hooda, Moti Lal Vohra and AJL Ltd for the allotment of 3360 sqm plot in Sector 6 in 2005 in violation of the rules. As per the chargesheet, the plot was originally allotted in 1982, but allotment automatically lapsed as no construction was carried out within the prescribed ten years, resulting in [[Haryana Shahari Vikas Pradhikaran|HUDA]] (now called HSVP) retaking the ownership of the plot in 1992. Chargesheet states that Bhupinder Singh Hooda, who was then chairman of HUDA and chief minister of Haryana, re-allotted the plot in 2005 at 1982 price with interest by violating the rules, resulting in loss of INR 620,000 to the govt of Haryana.<ref name=chargesheet1>[https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/cbi-files-chargesheet-against-ex-haryana-cm-bhupinder-singh-hooda-congress-leader-motilal-vora-in-ajl-land-allotment-case/articleshow/66893311.cms CBI files chargesheet against ex-Haryana CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Congress leader Motilal Vora in AJL land allotment case], Economic Times, 1 December 2018.</ref> On 3 December 2018, ED also [[Attachment (law)|attached]] the said plot under the [[Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002|Prevention of Money Laundering Act]].<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2020-04-21|title=Congress president Rahul Gandhi to attend relaunch of AJL's Hindi newspaper at Mohali today|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/congress-president-rahul-gandhi-to-attend-relaunch-ajl-s-hindi-newspaper-at-mohali-on-monday/story-HhFR6mntnbn6of3xt0XQXK.html|date=10 December 2018|website=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref> | On 1 December 2018, CBI filed the chargesheet against Hooda, Moti Lal Vohra and AJL Ltd for the allotment of 3360 sqm plot in Sector 6 in 2005 in violation of the rules. As per the chargesheet, the plot was originally allotted in 1982, but allotment automatically lapsed as no construction was carried out within the prescribed ten years, resulting in [[Haryana Shahari Vikas Pradhikaran|HUDA]] (now called HSVP) retaking the ownership of the plot in 1992. Chargesheet states that Bhupinder Singh Hooda, who was then chairman of HUDA and chief minister of Haryana, re-allotted the plot in 2005 at 1982 price with interest by violating the rules, resulting in loss of INR 620,000 to the govt of Haryana.<ref name=chargesheet1>[https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/cbi-files-chargesheet-against-ex-haryana-cm-bhupinder-singh-hooda-congress-leader-motilal-vora-in-ajl-land-allotment-case/articleshow/66893311.cms CBI files chargesheet against ex-Haryana CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Congress leader Motilal Vora in AJL land allotment case], Economic Times, 1 December 2018.</ref> On 3 December 2018, ED also [[Attachment (law)|attached]] the said plot under the [[Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002|Prevention of Money Laundering Act]].<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2020-04-21|title=Congress president Rahul Gandhi to attend relaunch of AJL's Hindi newspaper at Mohali today|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/congress-president-rahul-gandhi-to-attend-relaunch-ajl-s-hindi-newspaper-at-mohali-on-monday/story-HhFR6mntnbn6of3xt0XQXK.html|date=10 December 2018|website=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref> | ||
In a big blow to the Gandhis, the Enforcement Directorate permanently attached properties worth Rs.64 crore in the National Herald land grab Case in May 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/national-herald-case-ed-attaches-part-of-bandra-building-worth-rs-16-crore/story-aNW0NfqNhfZB30kUuOD3YM.html|title=National Herald case: ED attaches part of Bandra building worth Rs 16 crore|first=Pratik|last=Salunke|date=9 May 2020|publisher=The Hindustan Times|accessdate=5 June 2020}}</ref> | In a big blow to the Gandhis, the Enforcement Directorate permanently attached properties worth Rs.64 crore in the National Herald land grab Case in May 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.republicworld.com/india-news/general-news/big-blow-to-gandhis-ed-permanently-attaches-properties-worth-rs-64-crore-in-national-herald-case.html|title=Big Blow to Gandhis: ED permanently attaches properties worth Rs 64 crore in National Herald Case|first=Navashree|last=Nandini|date=29 May 2019|publisher=RepublicWorld|accessdate=2 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/national-herald-case-ed-attaches-part-of-bandra-building-worth-rs-16-crore/story-aNW0NfqNhfZB30kUuOD3YM.html|title=National Herald case: ED attaches part of Bandra building worth Rs 16 crore|first=Pratik|last=Salunke|date=9 May 2020|publisher=The Hindustan Times|accessdate=5 June 2020}}</ref> | ||
==Releated AJL scam cases== | ==Releated AJL scam cases== | ||