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| name               = Ashok Khemka
|honorific_suffix = [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]] (Retd.)
| honorific_suffix  =
| name = Ashok Khemka
| image             = Ashok Khemka - Kolkata 2016-10-07 8206.JPG
| image = Ashok Khemka - Kolkata 2016-10-07 8206.JPG
| caption           =  
| caption = Ashok Khemka at a public event in Kolkata, 2016
| known_for         = [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]] officer who cancelled the mutation of [[Robert Vadra]] -[[DLF Limited|DLF]] land deal.
| known_for = IAS officer who cancelled the mutation of the Robert Vadra–DLF land deal
| education          = [[B.Tech]] in Computer Science and Engineering
| education = {{Plainlist|
[[Ph.D]] in Computer Science
* [[IIT Kharagpur]] (B.Tech)<ref name="Qualification">{{cite web | last= | first= | title=Ashok Khemka retires: Flagged Vadra land deal, IAS career marked by 57 transfers | website=Moneycontrol | date=30 April 2025 | url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/city/ashok-khemka-retires-today-ias-career-marked-by-57-transfers-in-34-years-flagged-vadra-dlf-land-deal-prize-of-honesty-is-article-13008849.html | access-date=2 May 2025}}</ref>
* [[Tata Institute of Fundamental Research]] (Ph.D)<ref name="Qualification"/>
* MBA<ref name="ERG" />
* [[Indira Gandhi National Open University]] (MA)<ref name="Qualification"/>
}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1965|4|30|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]
| occupation = [[Bureaucrat]]
| employer = [[Government of India]]
| organisation = [[Indian Administrative Service]]
| years_active = 1991–2025
}}


[[MBA]] in Business Administration and Finance
'''Ashok Khemka''' (born 30 April 1965) is a retired [[Indian Administrative Service|Indian Administrative Service officer]] of 1991 batch from [[Haryana]] cadre who formerly served as Additional Chief Secretary in the [[Government of Haryana]].<ref name="IT Khemka">{{Cite news|title=Senior IAS officer Ashok Khemka, transferred 57 times in 34 years, retires today|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/ashok-khemka-ias-officer-haryana-retires-robert-vadra-land-deal-57-transfers-2717215-2025-04-30 |access-date=2025-07-22 |work=[[India Today]]}}</ref> During his career of more than three decades, he worked solely for the state of [[Haryana]]. without a single deputation to the Central Government.<ref name="Empanelment Center Khemka">{{Cite news|title=DoPT turns down Khemka request for empanelment, cites 'nil central experience'|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/dopt-turns-down-khemka-request-for-empanelment-cites-nil-central-experience-7557070/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250724023948/https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/dopt-turns-down-khemka-request-for-empanelment-cites-nil-central-experience-7557070/|url-status=dead|archive-date=2025-07-24|access-date=2025-07-22 |work=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref> He has been transferred 66 times during his career,<ref>{{Cite web |title=IAS officer Ashok Khemka transferred for 52nd time in 27-year career |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/ashok-khemka-transfer-52nd-time-haryana-1469613-2019-03-03 |website=[[India Today]]|date=3 March 2019 }}</ref> making him the second-most transferred bureaucrat in [[Haryana]], surpassed only by retired IAS officer Pradeep Kasni.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/kasni-retires-today-after-71-transfers-in-35-years/articleshow/63102124.cms |title=kasni retires today after 71 transfers in 35 years |access-date=22 February 2020 |website=[[Times of India]] |date=28 February 2018}}</ref> Regarded as a [[Whistleblowing|whistleblower]], Khemka is known for reporting irregularities and corruption in various departments where he served, including investigations into land deals during the tenure of former [[List of chief ministers of Haryana|Haryana Chief Minister]] [[Bhupinder Singh Hooda|Bhupinder Hooda]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Krar |first=Prashant |date=2013-04-05 |title=Whistle blower Ashok Khemka in Robert Vadra-DLF land deal transferred for 44th time |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/whistle-blower-ashok-khemka-in-robert-vadra-dlf-land-deal-transferred-for-44th-time/articleshow/19386465.cms |access-date=2025-01-09 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}</ref> He has been associated with inquiries into cases such as the [[DLF land grab case]], the [[Sonipat-Kharkhoda IMT land case]], and the [[Garhi Sampla Uddar Gagan land case]].


[[Master of Arts]] in Economics
==Early life and education==
[[LL.B.]]
Ashok Khemka was born in [[Kolkata]], India. He earned a [[B.Tech|Bachelor of Technology]] in [[Computer Science]] and [[Engineering]] from [[IIT Kharagpur]] in 1988, followed by a [[Ph.D.]] in [[Computer Science]] from the [[Tata Institute of Fundamental Research]] (TIFR) and an [[MBA]] specialising in [[Business Administration]] and [[Finance]].<ref name="KhemkaTOI">{{cite web | last= | first= | title=IAS Ashok Khemka: Officer With 57 Transfers Bids Adieu to Public Service | website=The Times of India | date=30 April 2025 | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/ias-officer-ashok-khemka-who-saw-57-transfers-bids-adieu-to-public-service-today/articleshow/120747492.cms | access-date=2 May 2025}}</ref> He also holds an [[Master of Arts|MA]] in Economics from the [[Indira Gandhi National Open University]] (IGNOU).<ref name="The Times of India">{{Cite news |date=2016-07-15 |title=Khemka wants to be lawyer, tops entrance |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/khemka-wants-to-be-lawyer-tops-entrance/articleshow/53219058.cms |access-date=2024-12-28 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> In 2016, he expressed interest in becoming a lawyer and later earned [[Bachelor of Laws]] degree from [[Panjab University]].<ref name="The Times of India"/>
| alma_mater        = [[IIT Kharagpur]] <br> [[Tata Institute of Fundamental Research]], [[Mumbai]] <br> [[Indira Gandhi National Open University]]
| birth_date        = {{Birth date and age|1965|4|30|df=y}}
| birth_place        = [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]
| nationality        = Indian
| occupation        = [[Bureaucrat]]
| employer          = [[Government of India]]
| organization      = [[Indian Administrative Service]]
| years_active      = 1993–present
| awards            = S R Jindal Prize in 2011 for "Crusade against Corruption"
}}
'''Ashok Khemka''' (अशोक खेमका) is an Indian civil service bureaucrat. He is an [[Indian Administrative Service]] officer of 1991 batch. He is best known for cancelling the mutation of [[Sonia Gandhi]]'s son-in-law [[Robert Vadra]]'s illegal land deal in [[Gurgaon]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Punjab/Chandigarh/Officer-with-impeccable-integrity-media-s-delight/SP-Article1-945814.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017102758/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Punjab/Chandigarh/Officer-with-impeccable-integrity-media-s-delight/SP-Article1-945814.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 October 2012 |title=Officer with impeccable integrity|publisher=Hindustan Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title= Reward for honesty: Mental Torture, Mental Trauma, Mental Agony, Insult and Humiliation.|url=http://u-said-it-right.blogspot.in/2013/11/ashok-khemka-victim-of-political.html|publisher=U Said It ! Third Perspective by Civil Society|date=15 November 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Ashok Khemka's Crime? Durga Shakti's Crime? Honesty !!|url=http://indiaopines.com/ashok-khemka-crime-durga-shaktis-crime-honesty/|publisher=India Opines|access-date=16 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216080515/http://indiaopines.com/ashok-khemka-crime-durga-shaktis-crime-honesty/|archive-date=16 December 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>  
As of October 2021, he has been transferred 54 times in 29 years by state governments after he exposed [[corruption]] in the departments he was posted in.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/ashok-khemka-transfer-52nd-time-haryana-1469613-2019-03-03|title=IAS officer Ashok Khemka transferred for 52nd time in 27-year career}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.spiegel.de/karriere/ausland/ashok-khemka-in-indien-unbequemer-beamter-45-mal-versetzt-a-1026822.html|title= Unbequemer Beamter - Von dauernder Versetzung gefährdet |newspaper=[[Der Spiegel]]|date=15 April 2015}}</ref> He is a [[whistleblower]] of several scams that took place under [[Bhupinder Hooda]]'s regime, including the [[Robert Vadra DLF land grab scam]], [[Sonepat-Kharkhoda IMT land scam case]] and [[Garhi Sampla Uddar Gagan land scam]].
Ashok Khemka is Haryana's second-most transferred bureaucrat, after another retired IAS officer<ref>elevated from [[Haryana Civil Service]]</ref> Pradeep Kasni, who had been transferred 71 times in 35 years.<ref>{{cite web
|url=https://timesofindia.com/city/chandigarh/kasni-retires-today-after-71-transfers-in-35-years/articleshow/63102124.cms
|title=kasni retires today after 71 transfers in 35 years
|access-date=22 February 2020
|website= timesofindia.com
|publisher=Times Of India
|date=28 February 2018}}</ref>


==Early life and education==
==Career==
Ashok Khemka was born in Kolkata, [[India]]. He was born in a lower middle class family. His father was a clerk in a jute family. He graduated from the [[Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur]] in 1988 with a B.Tech degree in [[Computer Science Engineering]] and followed it up with a [[Philosophy of Doctorate|Ph.D]] in [[Computer Science]] from the [[Tata Institute of Fundamental Research]], Mumbai<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/India/Who-is-Ashok-Khemka/Article1-945730.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018172617/http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/India/Who-is-Ashok-Khemka/Article1-945730.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 October 2012|title=Who is Ashok Khemka, Whistleblower Khemka shifted 40 times in 21 years|publisher=Hindustan Times Portal|date=16 October 2012}}</ref> and an [[Master of Business Administration|MBA]] degree in Business Administration and Finance. Thereafter, he gave his [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]] exams and got selected in the Haryana cadre. He also holds an MA Economics degree from [[IGNOU]].
===Civil service===
After clearing the [[Civil Services Examination]], Khemka joined the [[Indian Administrative Service]] (IAS) and was placed into the Haryana cadre<ref name="KhemkaMint">{{cite web | last=Jeelani | first=Gulam | title=Ashok Khemka, IAS officer who flagged Robert Vadra land deal, retires today after 57 transfers. All you need to know | website=mint | date=30 April 2025 | url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/ashok-khemka-ias-officer-who-flagged-robert-vadra-land-deal-retires-today-after-57-transfers-all-you-need-to-know-11745978781333.html | access-date=2 May 2025}}</ref> of the 1991 batch.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/India/Who-is-Ashok-Khemka/Article1-945730.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018172617/http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/India/Who-is-Ashok-Khemka/Article1-945730.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 October 2012|title=Whistleblower Khemka shifted 40 times in 21 years|newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref> He has been transferred repeatedly by various state governments in Haryana after he exposed alleged corruption in the departments he was posted to.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/time-to-check-the-khemka-syndrome/article4782066.ece|title=Time to check the Khemka syndrome |newspaper=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/i-am-not-a-quitter-will-stay-in-the-system-ashok-khemka-352878|title=I am not a quitter, will stay in the system: Ashok Khemka|newspaper=[[NDTV]]|access-date= 11 April 2013|date=11 April 2013}}</ref>


He is currently a degree candidate for [[Bachelor of Laws]] at [[Punjab University]].
In 2012, Khemka came under limelight he canceled a land deal worth {{INRConvert|57|m}} crore between [[DLF (company)|DLF Universal]], a major real estate player. Khemka cited corrupt practices as the reason for halting the deal.<ref name="Khemka_2012">{{cite web | last=Dey | first=Soumik | title=Rocking chair man | website=theweek.in | date=19 July 2015 | url=https://www.theweek.in/theweek/specials/rocking-chair-man.html | access-date=2 May 2025}}</ref> This led to backlash, and in 2013, the Haryana government, under then chief minister [[Bhupinder Singh Hooda]], filed a charge-sheet accusing him of overstepping his authority.<ref name="Khemka_2012"/> The charge-sheet was leaked to the media before Khemka even received it, with a Hindi newspaper publishing it ahead of time. As a result, Khemka was transferred from his position overseeing land acquisitions to a less influential role in the archives and archaeology department.<ref name="HT">{{cite web | last=Dhankhar | first=Leena | title=After 57 transfers over 33 years, senior IAS officer Khemka retires | website=Hindustan Times | date=1 May 2025 | url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/after-57-transfers-over-33-years-senior-ias-officer-khemka-retires-101746039137282.html | access-date=2 May 2025}}</ref>


==Career==
Khemka was posted as Secretary to the Govt. of [[Haryana]], Department of Archives and Archaeology on 4 April 2013 and was also given the charge of DG Archives and Archaeology on 26 April 2013.<ref name=TR>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/ias-officer-ashok-khemka-transferred-again/article4580639.ece |title=Khemka shifted again as he exposes seedy deal|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref><ref name=ERG>{{cite web|title=Executive Record of Ashok Khemka|url=http://persmin.nic.in/ersheet/MultipleERS.asp?HiddenStr=01HY020600|publisher=GOI|access-date=19 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019191841/http://persmin.nic.in/ersheet/MultipleERS.asp?HiddenStr=01HY020600|archive-date=19 October 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> This was his 45th posting in his 20-year career, excluding his 2-year training period.<ref name=ERG /> He also reported a deal that he considered irregular and requested an inquiry by the [[Central Bureau of Investigation|CBI]]. The government of Haryana refused to investigate{{clarify|reason=CBI is a national body - I do not understand why the govt of Haryana had a say in the matter|date=August 2013}} and a Bhiwani-based [[NGO]] filed [[Public-interest litigation (India)|PIL]] on the matter.{{citation needed|date=August 2013}} On 18 October 2013, the [[Central Bureau of Investigation|CBI]] registered a preliminary enquiry into alleged irregularities in the purchase of wheat seeds in [[Haryana Seeds Development Corporation]], seeking registration of a case against officials of the National Cooperative Consumers Federation and the National Agriculture Cooperative Marketing Federation for allegedly selling seeds at inflated prices to [[Haryana Seeds Development Corporation]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/cbi-begins-inquiry-into-ashok-khemkas-complaint/articleshow/24362108.cms|title=CBI begins inquiry into Ashok Khemka's complaint|newspaper=The Economic Times|access-date= 19 October 2013|date=19 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.newsx.com/national/top-stories/itemlist/tag/Haryana%20Seed%20Development%20Corporation|title=CBI begins inquiry into Khemka's complaint on seed supply|newspaper=NewsX|access-date=18 October 2013|date=18 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020083850/http://www.newsx.com/national/top-stories/itemlist/tag/Haryana%20Seed%20Development%20Corporation|archive-date=20 October 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Khemka belongs to the 1991 batch [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]] of the Haryana Cadre.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/India/Who-is-Ashok-Khemka/Article1-945730.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018172617/http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/India/Who-is-Ashok-Khemka/Article1-945730.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 October 2012|title=Whistleblower Khemka shifted 40 times in 21 years|newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref> He has been repeatedly transferred by various state governments in his home cadre of Haryana after he exposed corruption in the departments he was posted in.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/time-to-check-the-khemka-syndrome/article4782066.ece|title=Time to check the Khemka syndrome |newspaper=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/i-am-not-a-quitter-will-stay-in-the-system-ashok-khemka-352878|title=I am not a quitter, will stay in the system: Ashok Khemka|newspaper=[[NDTV]]|access-date= 11 April 2013|date=11 April 2013}}</ref>


Khemka was posted as Secretary to the Govt. of [[Haryana]], Department of Archives and Archaeology on 4 April 2013.<ref name=TR>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/ias-officer-ashok-khemka-transferred-again/article4580639.ece |title=Khemka shifted again as he exposes seedy deal|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> He was also given the charge of DG Archives and Archaeology on 26 April 2013.<ref name=ERG>{{cite web|title=Executive Record of Ashok Khemka|url=http://persmin.nic.in/ersheet/MultipleERS.asp?HiddenStr=01HY020600|publisher=GOI|access-date=19 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019191841/http://persmin.nic.in/ersheet/MultipleERS.asp?HiddenStr=01HY020600|archive-date=19 October 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> This was his 45th posting in his 20-year career excluding his 2 year training period.<ref name=ERG /> In the previous month, he had exposed a deal that he thought to be untoward and had requested an inquiry by the [[Central Bureau of Investigation]]. The government of Haryana refused this{{clarify|reason=CBI is a national body - I do not understand why the govt of Haryana had a say in the matter|date=August 2013}} and Bhiwani-based [[NGO]] filed [[Public-interest litigation (India)|PIL]] on the same scam.{{citation needed|date=August 2013}}On 18 October 2013, [[Central Bureau of Investigation|CBI]] had registered a preliminary enquiry into the alleged irregularities in the purchase of wheat seeds in [[Haryana Seeds Development Corporation|HSDC]] seeking registration of a case against officials of National Cooperative Consumers Federation and National Agriculture Cooperative Marketing Federation for selling seeds at inflated prices to [[Haryana Seeds Development Corporation|HSDC]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/cbi-begins-inquiry-into-ashok-khemkas-complaint/articleshow/24362108.cms|title=CBI begins inquiry into Ashok Khemka's complaint|newspaper=The Economic Times|access-date= 19 October 2013|date=19 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.newsx.com/national/top-stories/itemlist/tag/Haryana%20Seed%20Development%20Corporation|title=CBI begins inquiry into Khemka's complaint on seed supply|newspaper=NewsX|access-date=18 October 2013|date=18 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020083850/http://www.newsx.com/national/top-stories/itemlist/tag/Haryana%20Seed%20Development%20Corporation|archive-date=20 October 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Khemka was previously the [[Managing Director]] in [[Haryana Seeds Development Corporation]].<ref name="TR" />


"And the transfer this time was quite humiliating. At 15:30, an officer of the rank of Under Secretary of the government, at least five levels below me, appeared with an order of the Principal Secretary of the Agriculture, appointing him as the MD of the Corporation and asked me to step down," Khemka told news channels.<ref name=TR /> Previously Ashok Khemka was [[Managing Director]] in [[Haryana Seeds Development Corporation]].<ref name="TR" />
===Chargesheets filed against Khemka===
<br />
In October 2013, two chargesheets<ref>{{cite news|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/haryana/ashok-khemka-to-be-chargesheeted-haryana-govt_879610.html|title=Haryana approves Khemka chargesheet, major penalty in offing|publisher=Zeenews|date=27 September 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.oneindia.com/new-delhi/sonia-gandhi-son-in-law-robert-vadra-back-khemka-chargesheeted-again-1325624.html|title=Robert Vadra back to haunt Ashok Khemka, chargesheeted again|publisher=One India Portal|date=17 October 2013}}</ref> were filed against Khemka, one of which accused him of failing his responsibilities at the Haryana Seed Development Corporation.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/haryana-government-gives-approval-for-another-chargesheet-against-ashok-khemka/428847-37-64.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020133158/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/haryana-government-gives-approval-for-another-chargesheet-against-ashok-khemka/428847-37-64.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 October 2013|title=Haryana govt gives the go ahead for charging Khemka in a case of seeds sales|publisher=IBN Live|date=17 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/10-chargesheets-will-be-filed-against-me-ias-officer-ashok-khemka-to-ndtv-434205|title='10 chargesheets will be filed against me,' IAS officer Ashok Khemka to NDTV|publisher=[[NDTV]]|date=19 October 2013}}</ref>
===Chargesheets filed against Ashok Khemka===
Two chargesheets<ref>{{cite news|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/haryana/ashok-khemka-to-be-chargesheeted-haryana-govt_879610.html|title=Haryana approves Khemka chargesheet, major penalty in offing|publisher=Zeenews|date=27 September 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.oneindia.in/new-delhi/sonia-gandhi-son-in-law-robert-vadra-back-khemka-chargesheeted-again-1325624.html|title=Robert Vadra back to haunt Ashok Khemka, chargesheeted again|publisher=One India Portal|date=17 October 2013}}</ref> for Khemka have been filed, one of which accuses of failing his responsibilities at the Haryana Seed Development Corporation,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/haryana-government-gives-approval-for-another-chargesheet-against-ashok-khemka/428847-37-64.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020133158/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/haryana-government-gives-approval-for-another-chargesheet-against-ashok-khemka/428847-37-64.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 October 2013|title=Haryana govt gives the go ahead for charging Khemka in a case of seeds sales|publisher=IBN Live|date=17 October 2013}}</ref> where Khemka had found [[corruption]] and requested for [[Central Bureau of Investigation|CBI]] inquiry. Further Khemka quoted that "I have reliably heard that 10 chargesheets will be filed against me on frivolous grounds along with 10 private complaints,".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/10-chargesheets-will-be-filed-against-me-ias-officer-ashok-khemka-to-ndtv-434205|title='10 chargesheets will be filed against me,' IAS officer Ashok Khemka to NDTV|publisher=[[NDTV]]|date=19 October 2013}}</ref> The Haryana government was accused of misusing its authority to penalise Ashok Khemka.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/24360821.cms|title=Haryana government is misusing its authority to penalise Ashok Khemka|publisher=The Economic Times|date=19 October 2013}}</ref>


=== Transfers under Khattar regime ===
===Transfers under Khattar regime===
The transfers continued under the [[Manohar Lal Khattar]]-led [[Bharatiya Janata Party campaign for the 2014 Indian general election|Bharatiya Janata Party]] government which [[2014 Haryana Legislative Assembly election|came to power in 2014]]. Khemka was made the transport commissioner in November 2014. But after he launched a drive against overloading and oversized goods vehicles, the truck owners went on strike. His moves to end long existing monopolies controlling private bus operations in the state by opening up private operations to Haryana's unemployed youth also provoked a strike by the state transport undertaking (STU) unions. He was transferred to the archaeology and museums department in April 2015.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dailyo.in/politics/ashok-khemka-narendra-modi-haryana-ml-khattar-vinod-rai-robert-vadra-dlf/story/1/9818.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/nation/story/20150427-ashok-khemka-bjp-emulates-congress-transport-lobby-mining-mafias-818181-2015-04-16}}</ref>
The transfers continued under the [[Manohar Lal Khattar]]-led government, after the [[Bharatiya Janata Party campaign for the 2014 Indian general election|Bharatiya Janata Party]] [[2014 Haryana Legislative Assembly election|came to power in 2014]]. Khemka was made the transport commissioner in November 2014, truck owners went on strike after he launched a drive against overloading, oversized goods vehicles and irregularities in the [[Transport Ministry (Haryana)|state's transport]] licensing system. In April 2015, he was once again moved to the [[Haryana State Directorate of Archaeology & Museums|archaeology department]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/nation/story/20150427-ashok-khemka-bjp-emulates-congress-transport-lobby-mining-mafias-818181-2015-04-16 |title=BJP emulates Congress, transfers Ashok Khemka again under pressure from transport lobby, mining mafias |website=[[India Today]]|date=16 April 2015 }}</ref>


In October 2017, Khemka, as the principal secretary, department of social justice and women empowerment had a run-in with his own boss, minister Krishna Bedi over the latter allegedly misusing a department vehicle for over a year. He had also expressed objection to alleged special treatment being given to Khattar's personal staff on the eve of Diwali. In November, he was transferred as the principal secretary in the youth affairs and sports department.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/ashok-khemka-transferred-51st-time-1084959-2017-11-12}}</ref> In March 2019, he was transferred, for the 52nd time, to Science and Technology Department.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/ashok-khemka-transfer-52nd-time-haryana-1469613-2019-03-03}}</ref>
In October 2017, Khemka, as the principal secretary of the [https://socialjustice.gov.in/ Department of Social Justice and Women Empowerment], reportedly disagreed with Minister Krishna Bedi over the latter allegedly misusing a department vehicle for over a year. He also reportedly objected to special treatment given to Khattar's staff on the eve of Diwali. In November, he was transferred as the principal secretary in the youth affairs and sports department.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/ashok-khemka-transferred-51st-time-1084959-2017-11-12 |title=Deja vu, Ashok Khemka tweets after Haryana IAS officer gets transferred 51st time |website=[[India Today]]|date=12 November 2017 }}</ref> In March 2019, he was transferred, for the 52nd time, to the Science and Technology Department.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/ashok-khemka-transfer-52nd-time-haryana-1469613-2019-03-03 |title=IAS officer Ashok Khemka transferred for 52nd time in 27-year career |website=[[India Today]]|date=3 March 2019 }}</ref>


===Posting detail===
===Posting detail===
As of March 2019, Khemka has been posted in 51 departments and is currently DG of Archives & Archaeology in [[Haryana state]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://persmin.nic.in/ersheet/MultipleERS.asp?HiddenStr=01HY020600|title=Complete Bio-Data Ashok Khemka|publisher=National Informatics Centre, Government of India Portal|access-date=16 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019191841/http://persmin.nic.in/ersheet/MultipleERS.asp?HiddenStr=01HY020600|archive-date=19 October 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
As of March 2019, Khemka had been posted in 51 departments and was DG of Archives & Archaeology in [[Haryana state]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://persmin.nic.in/ersheet/MultipleERS.asp?HiddenStr=01HY020600|title=Complete Bio-Data Ashok Khemka|publisher=National Informatics Centre, Government of India Portal|access-date=16 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019191841/http://persmin.nic.in/ersheet/MultipleERS.asp?HiddenStr=01HY020600|archive-date=19 October 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 
===Breach of trust allegations===
In May 2022, former Haryana IAS officer Roshan Lal, former chairman of a committee for selecting candidates in the Haryana State Warehousing Corporation (HSWC) during Ashok Khemka's tenure as managing director, accused Khemka of appointing ineligible candidates as managers (Grade-I) based on dubious considerations, causing a breach of trust. When asked, Khemka declined to comment on the issue.<ref>{{cite web |title=Khemka twisting facts, presented ineligible persons before us, says former IAS |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/khemka-twisting-facts-presented-ineligible-persons-before-us-says-former-ias-101652815010810.html |date=18 May 2022 |website=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref>


==Highlighted Land Deal corruption==
==Highlighted land deal corruption==
Khemka highlighted land deal corruption in Gurgaon and around for conversion of commercial land. As per the report there is corruption between {{INRConvert|20000|c|0}} to {{INRConvert|350000|c|0}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/video/player/the-buck-stops-here/ias-officer-ashok-khemka-on-his-report-on-robert-vadra-land-deals/287016?h_also_see|title=IAS officer Ashok Khemka on his report on Robert Vadra land deals|publisher=NDTV News}}</ref> Khemka was most recently Haryana's Director-General of Land Consolidation and Land Records-cum-Inspector-General of Registration. During his 80-day stint in the department, Khemka had detected serious irregularities in land transactions involving transfer of panchayat land worth several hundred crores of rupees to newly created real estate companies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/haryana-ias-officer-probing-vadra-dlf-deal-transferred_805878.html |title=Haryana IAS officer probing Vadra-DLF deal transferred|date=16 October 2012|publisher=Zee News}}</ref> Khemka was transferred on 11 October 2012 and he took action on the matter after his transfer. He claims he has been harassed and transferred 40 times in the last 21 years for merely doing his job.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.timesnow.tv/Officer-transferred-40-times-in-21-years/articleshow/4412515.cms |title=Haryana IAS officer transferred|publisher=Times of India}}</ref> As the Managing Director of Haryana Seeds Development Corporation Limited, Khemka exposed its irregularities in just five months as its head following which he was transferred on 4 April 2013 and was replaced by B. S. Duggal, a Deputy Secretary five ranks below him.<ref name=TR />
Khemka highlighted land deal corruption in and around [[Gurgaon]], India for conversion of commercial land, reportedly between {{INRConvert|20000|c|0}} to {{INRConvert|350000|c|0}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/video/player/the-buck-stops-here/ias-officer-ashok-khemka-on-his-report-on-robert-vadra-land-deals/287016?h_also_see|title=IAS officer Ashok Khemka on his report on Robert Vadra land deals|publisher=NDTV News}}</ref> Khemka was most recently Haryana's Director-General of Land Consolidation and Land Records-cum-Inspector-General of Registration. During his 80-day stint in the department, Khemka detected irregularities in land transactions involving the transfer of panchayat land worth several hundred crores of rupees to newly created real estate companies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/haryana-ias-officer-probing-vadra-dlf-deal-transferred_805878.html |title=Haryana IAS officer probing Vadra-DLF deal transferred|date=16 October 2012|publisher=Zee News}}</ref> Khemka was transferred on 11 October 2012 and took action on the matter after his transfer. He claims to have been harassed and transferred 40 times in the last 21 years for doing his job.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.timesnow.tv/Officer-transferred-40-times-in-21-years/articleshow/4412515.cms |title=Haryana IAS officer transferred|work=Times of India}}</ref> As the managing director of [[Haryana Seeds Development Corporation]] Limited, Khemka exposed its irregularities, following which he was transferred on 4 April 2013 and was replaced by B. S. Duggal, a Deputy Secretary five ranks below him.<ref name=TR /> Khemka is often regarded as a whistleblower.<ref name=":0" />


===Vadra Land Deal===
===Vadra land deal===
The State Government constituted an Inquiry Committee of three senior IAS officers to nail Khemka on the cancellation of Vadra's land deal in village [[Sikhohpur]] ([[Gurgaon]]). Khemka responded to the report of the Inquiry [https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B6do3VM4NKa_c2NqVDRMb2lVRGM&usp=sharing Committee] in his [https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B6do3VM4NKa_c2NqVDRMb2lVRGM&usp=sharing Comments] to the State Government which is divided into 8 Chapters. The specific land deal of Robert Vadra is detailed in Chapter 6.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://in.news.yahoo.com/khemka-stands-ground-over-report-against-vadra-183000076.html|title=Khemka stands his ground over report against Vadra|publisher=Yahoo with Hindustan Times News}}</ref>
The State Government constituted an Inquiry Committee of three senior IAS officers to investigate Khemka's cancellation of Vadra's land deal in the village [[Sikhohpur]] ([[Gurgaon]]). Khemka responded to the report of the Inquiry Committee in his comments to the State Government, which is divided into 8 Chapters.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2013-12-06 |title=Haryana govt chargesheets Ashok Khemka for nixing Robert Vadra-DLF land deal |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/haryana-govt-chargesheets-ashok-khemka-for-nixing-robert-vadra-dlf-land-deal/articleshow/26925301.cms |access-date=2025-03-12 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> The specific land deal of Robert Vadra is detailed in the 6th Chapter.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://in.news.yahoo.com/khemka-stands-ground-over-report-against-vadra-183000076.html|title=Khemka stands his ground over report against Vadra|publisher=Yahoo with Hindustan Times News}}</ref>


[[Rao Inderjit Singh]], a member of the [[Lok Sabha]] from Gurgaon has said that a detailed inquiry must be conducted to "substantiate or refute" the charges against Robert Vadra, whose business deals with real estate major [[DLF Limited|DLF]] have been questioned by Ashok Khemka. He said that Mr Vadra's land dealings should be part of a larger investigation into alleged irregular practices in the governments appropriation and sale of nearly 1200 acres.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/robert-vadra-s-land-deal-must-be-probed-congress-mp-from-haryana-404602?pfrom=home-lateststories |title=Robert Vadra's land deal must be probed: Congress MP from Haryana|publisher=NDTV}}</ref>  
[[Rao Inderjit Singh]], a member of the [[Lok Sabha]] from Gurgaon, has said that a detailed inquiry must be conducted to "substantiate or refute" the charges against Robert Vadra, whose business deals with real estate major [[DLF Limited|DLF]] have been questioned by Ashok Khemka. He said that Vadra's land dealings should be part of a larger investigation into alleged irregular practices in the government's appropriation and sale of nearly 1200 acres.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/robert-vadra-s-land-deal-must-be-probed-congress-mp-from-haryana-404602?pfrom=home-lateststories |title=Robert Vadra's land deal must be probed: Congress MP from Haryana|publisher=NDTV}}</ref>


<br />
=== Khemka′s Death Threat ===
Following his expression of apprehensions regarding the appropriation of land by Robert Vadra, (Priyanka Gandhi's spouse), Khemka claimed that he had been subjected to threats on his life. A concern was raised regarding land transactions involving Robert Vadra, the son-in-law of Congress president Sonia Gandhi.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/north/story/whistleblower-ashok-khemka-sonia-gandhi-robert-vadra-dlf-120236-2012-10-31|title=Whistleblower Ashok Khemka gets fresh death threats, FIR lodged|publisher=[[India Today]]}}</ref>


=== Death threat ===
In November 2023, the Haryana Government designated TVSN Prasad, the Financial Commissioner of Revenue, to address a series of grievances lodged by Ashok Khemka concerning the conduct of another official, Sajeev Verma.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/ias-officers-at-loggerheads-haryana-orders-fact-finding-probe-into-crosscomplaints-101700680190866.html | title=IAS officers at loggerheads: Haryana orders fact-finding probe into cross-complaints | date=23 November 2023 }}</ref>
After raising concerns over the illegal land acquisition of Robert Vadra (Priyanka Gandhi's husband) Khemka alleged that he had received death threats. He had raised a red flag over suspicious land deals between Congress president [[Sonia Gandhi]]'s son-in-law Robert Vadra.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/whistleblower-ashok-khemka-sonia-gandhi-robert-vadra-dlf/1/227141.html|title=Whistleblower Ashok Khemka gets fresh death threats, FIR lodged|publisher=[[India Today]]}}</ref>


== Awards ==
In March 2024, the Supreme Court annulled the High Court's decision regarding the elevated ACR grade awarded to Officer Ashok Khemka.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/supreme-court-sets-aside-hc-order-on-higher-acr-grade-to-ias-officer-ashok-khemka-9208717/ | title=Supreme Court sets aside HC order on higher ACR grade to IAS officer Ashok Khemka | date=12 March 2024 }}</ref>
He was awarded the S.R. Jindal Prize in 2011 for "Crusade against Corruption" with a cash prize of ₹10 Lakhs along with [[Sanjiv Chaturvedi]] for his efforts in exposing corruption in high places. He also received the Manjunath Shanmugam Trust Commendation on Public Works in 2009.<ref name=ERG />


==See also ==
==See also==
* [[Vijay Shankar Pandey]], whistle blower IAS
* [[Anil Swarup]]  
* [[Anil Swarup]], IAS
* [[Rajni Sekhri Sibal]]  
* [[Sanjiv Chaturvedi]], whistle blower IFoS
* [[Sanjiv Chaturvedi]]


==References ==
==References==
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== External links ==
==External links==
*[https://www.twitter.com/AshokKhemka_IAS Official Twitter]
*[https://www.twitter.com/AshokKhemka_IAS Official Twitter]


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Ashok Khemka

IAS (Retd.)
Ashok Khemka at a public event in Kolkata, 2016
Born (1965-04-30) 30 April 1965 (age 61)
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Education
OccupationBureaucrat
Years active1991–2025
EmployerGovernment of India
OrganisationIndian Administrative Service
Known forIAS officer who cancelled the mutation of the Robert Vadra–DLF land deal

Ashok Khemka (born 30 April 1965) is a retired Indian Administrative Service officer of 1991 batch from Haryana cadre who formerly served as Additional Chief Secretary in the Government of Haryana.[3] During his career of more than three decades, he worked solely for the state of Haryana. without a single deputation to the Central Government.[4] He has been transferred 66 times during his career,[5] making him the second-most transferred bureaucrat in Haryana, surpassed only by retired IAS officer Pradeep Kasni.[6] Regarded as a whistleblower, Khemka is known for reporting irregularities and corruption in various departments where he served, including investigations into land deals during the tenure of former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Hooda.[7] He has been associated with inquiries into cases such as the DLF land grab case, the Sonipat-Kharkhoda IMT land case, and the Garhi Sampla Uddar Gagan land case.

Early life and education[edit | edit source]

Ashok Khemka was born in Kolkata, India. He earned a Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science and Engineering from IIT Kharagpur in 1988, followed by a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) and an MBA specialising in Business Administration and Finance.[8] He also holds an MA in Economics from the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU).[9] In 2016, he expressed interest in becoming a lawyer and later earned Bachelor of Laws degree from Panjab University.[9]

Career[edit | edit source]

Civil service[edit | edit source]

After clearing the Civil Services Examination, Khemka joined the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and was placed into the Haryana cadre[10] of the 1991 batch.[11] He has been transferred repeatedly by various state governments in Haryana after he exposed alleged corruption in the departments he was posted to.[12][13]

In 2012, Khemka came under limelight he canceled a land deal worth ₹57 million (US$800,000) crore between DLF Universal, a major real estate player. Khemka cited corrupt practices as the reason for halting the deal.[14] This led to backlash, and in 2013, the Haryana government, under then chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, filed a charge-sheet accusing him of overstepping his authority.[14] The charge-sheet was leaked to the media before Khemka even received it, with a Hindi newspaper publishing it ahead of time. As a result, Khemka was transferred from his position overseeing land acquisitions to a less influential role in the archives and archaeology department.[15]

Khemka was posted as Secretary to the Govt. of Haryana, Department of Archives and Archaeology on 4 April 2013 and was also given the charge of DG Archives and Archaeology on 26 April 2013.[16][2] This was his 45th posting in his 20-year career, excluding his 2-year training period.[2] He also reported a deal that he considered irregular and requested an inquiry by the CBI. The government of Haryana refused to investigate[clarification needed] and a Bhiwani-based NGO filed PIL on the matter.[citation needed] On 18 October 2013, the CBI registered a preliminary enquiry into alleged irregularities in the purchase of wheat seeds in Haryana Seeds Development Corporation, seeking registration of a case against officials of the National Cooperative Consumers Federation and the National Agriculture Cooperative Marketing Federation for allegedly selling seeds at inflated prices to Haryana Seeds Development Corporation.[17][18]

Khemka was previously the Managing Director in Haryana Seeds Development Corporation.[16]

Chargesheets filed against Khemka[edit | edit source]

In October 2013, two chargesheets[19][20] were filed against Khemka, one of which accused him of failing his responsibilities at the Haryana Seed Development Corporation.[21][22]

Transfers under Khattar regime[edit | edit source]

The transfers continued under the Manohar Lal Khattar-led government, after the Bharatiya Janata Party came to power in 2014. Khemka was made the transport commissioner in November 2014, truck owners went on strike after he launched a drive against overloading, oversized goods vehicles and irregularities in the state's transport licensing system. In April 2015, he was once again moved to the archaeology department.[23]

In October 2017, Khemka, as the principal secretary of the Department of Social Justice and Women Empowerment, reportedly disagreed with Minister Krishna Bedi over the latter allegedly misusing a department vehicle for over a year. He also reportedly objected to special treatment given to Khattar's staff on the eve of Diwali. In November, he was transferred as the principal secretary in the youth affairs and sports department.[24] In March 2019, he was transferred, for the 52nd time, to the Science and Technology Department.[25]

Posting detail[edit | edit source]

As of March 2019, Khemka had been posted in 51 departments and was DG of Archives & Archaeology in Haryana state.[26]

Breach of trust allegations[edit | edit source]

In May 2022, former Haryana IAS officer Roshan Lal, former chairman of a committee for selecting candidates in the Haryana State Warehousing Corporation (HSWC) during Ashok Khemka's tenure as managing director, accused Khemka of appointing ineligible candidates as managers (Grade-I) based on dubious considerations, causing a breach of trust. When asked, Khemka declined to comment on the issue.[27]

Highlighted land deal corruption[edit | edit source]

Khemka highlighted land deal corruption in and around Gurgaon, India for conversion of commercial land, reportedly between ₹20,000 crore (US$3 billion) to ₹350,000 crore (US$49 billion).[28] Khemka was most recently Haryana's Director-General of Land Consolidation and Land Records-cum-Inspector-General of Registration. During his 80-day stint in the department, Khemka detected irregularities in land transactions involving the transfer of panchayat land worth several hundred crores of rupees to newly created real estate companies.[29] Khemka was transferred on 11 October 2012 and took action on the matter after his transfer. He claims to have been harassed and transferred 40 times in the last 21 years for doing his job.[30] As the managing director of Haryana Seeds Development Corporation Limited, Khemka exposed its irregularities, following which he was transferred on 4 April 2013 and was replaced by B. S. Duggal, a Deputy Secretary five ranks below him.[16] Khemka is often regarded as a whistleblower.[7]

Vadra land deal[edit | edit source]

The State Government constituted an Inquiry Committee of three senior IAS officers to investigate Khemka's cancellation of Vadra's land deal in the village Sikhohpur (Gurgaon). Khemka responded to the report of the Inquiry Committee in his comments to the State Government, which is divided into 8 Chapters.[31] The specific land deal of Robert Vadra is detailed in the 6th Chapter.[32]

Rao Inderjit Singh, a member of the Lok Sabha from Gurgaon, has said that a detailed inquiry must be conducted to "substantiate or refute" the charges against Robert Vadra, whose business deals with real estate major DLF have been questioned by Ashok Khemka. He said that Vadra's land dealings should be part of a larger investigation into alleged irregular practices in the government's appropriation and sale of nearly 1200 acres.[33]

Khemka′s Death Threat[edit | edit source]

Following his expression of apprehensions regarding the appropriation of land by Robert Vadra, (Priyanka Gandhi's spouse), Khemka claimed that he had been subjected to threats on his life. A concern was raised regarding land transactions involving Robert Vadra, the son-in-law of Congress president Sonia Gandhi.[34]

In November 2023, the Haryana Government designated TVSN Prasad, the Financial Commissioner of Revenue, to address a series of grievances lodged by Ashok Khemka concerning the conduct of another official, Sajeev Verma.[35]

In March 2024, the Supreme Court annulled the High Court's decision regarding the elevated ACR grade awarded to Officer Ashok Khemka.[36]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Ashok Khemka retires: Flagged Vadra land deal, IAS career marked by 57 transfers". Moneycontrol. 30 April 2025. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Executive Record of Ashok Khemka". GOI. Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
  3. ↑ "Senior IAS officer Ashok Khemka, transferred 57 times in 34 years, retires today". India Today. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  4. ↑ "DoPT turns down Khemka request for empanelment, cites 'nil central experience'". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 24 July 2025. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  5. ↑ "IAS officer Ashok Khemka transferred for 52nd time in 27-year career". India Today. 3 March 2019.
  6. ↑ "kasni retires today after 71 transfers in 35 years". Times of India. 28 February 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Krar, Prashant (5 April 2013). "Whistle blower Ashok Khemka in Robert Vadra-DLF land deal transferred for 44th time". The Economic Times. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  8. ↑ "IAS Ashok Khemka: Officer With 57 Transfers Bids Adieu to Public Service". The Times of India. 30 April 2025. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Khemka wants to be lawyer, tops entrance". The Times of India. 15 July 2016. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  10. ↑ Jeelani, Gulam (30 April 2025). "Ashok Khemka, IAS officer who flagged Robert Vadra land deal, retires today after 57 transfers. All you need to know". mint. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  11. ↑ "Whistleblower Khemka shifted 40 times in 21 years". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012.
  12. ↑ "Time to check the Khemka syndrome". The Hindu.
  13. ↑ "I am not a quitter, will stay in the system: Ashok Khemka". NDTV. 11 April 2013. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Dey, Soumik (19 July 2015). "Rocking chair man". theweek.in. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  15. ↑ Dhankhar, Leena (1 May 2025). "After 57 transfers over 33 years, senior IAS officer Khemka retires". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 "Khemka shifted again as he exposes seedy deal". The Hindu.
  17. ↑ "CBI begins inquiry into Ashok Khemka's complaint". The Economic Times. 19 October 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  18. ↑ "CBI begins inquiry into Khemka's complaint on seed supply". NewsX. 18 October 2013. Archived from the original on 20 October 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  19. ↑ "Haryana approves Khemka chargesheet, major penalty in offing". Zeenews. 27 September 2013.
  20. ↑ "Robert Vadra back to haunt Ashok Khemka, chargesheeted again". One India Portal. 17 October 2013.
  21. ↑ "Haryana govt gives the go ahead for charging Khemka in a case of seeds sales". IBN Live. 17 October 2013. Archived from the original on 20 October 2013.
  22. ↑ "'10 chargesheets will be filed against me,' IAS officer Ashok Khemka to NDTV". NDTV. 19 October 2013.
  23. ↑ "BJP emulates Congress, transfers Ashok Khemka again under pressure from transport lobby, mining mafias". India Today. 16 April 2015.
  24. ↑ "Deja vu, Ashok Khemka tweets after Haryana IAS officer gets transferred 51st time". India Today. 12 November 2017.
  25. ↑ "IAS officer Ashok Khemka transferred for 52nd time in 27-year career". India Today. 3 March 2019.
  26. ↑ "Complete Bio-Data Ashok Khemka". National Informatics Centre, Government of India Portal. Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
  27. ↑ "Khemka twisting facts, presented ineligible persons before us, says former IAS". Hindustan Times. 18 May 2022.
  28. ↑ "IAS officer Ashok Khemka on his report on Robert Vadra land deals". NDTV News.
  29. ↑ "Haryana IAS officer probing Vadra-DLF deal transferred". Zee News. 16 October 2012.
  30. ↑ "Haryana IAS officer transferred". Times of India.
  31. ↑ "Haryana govt chargesheets Ashok Khemka for nixing Robert Vadra-DLF land deal". The Times of India. 6 December 2013. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  32. ↑ "Khemka stands his ground over report against Vadra". Yahoo with Hindustan Times News.
  33. ↑ "Robert Vadra's land deal must be probed: Congress MP from Haryana". NDTV.
  34. ↑ "Whistleblower Ashok Khemka gets fresh death threats, FIR lodged". India Today.
  35. ↑ "IAS officers at loggerheads: Haryana orders fact-finding probe into cross-complaints". 23 November 2023.
  36. ↑ "Supreme Court sets aside HC order on higher ACR grade to IAS officer Ashok Khemka". 12 March 2024.

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