Gurugram Rajiv Gandhi Trust land grab case against Robert Vadra and

Bhupinder Singh Hooda Bhupinder Singh Hooda (born 15 September 1947) is an Indian National Congress politician who is the current Leader of the Opposition in Haryana Legislative Assembly. He also served as the Chief Minister of Haryana from 2005 to 2014. When he b ...

is being investigated by the

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(CBI) as per

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's order.Leasing of land to Rajiv Gandhi Charitable Trust to come under CBI lens
Economic Times, 2 Nov 2017. In the

Gurugram Rajiv Gandhi Trust land grab scam Gurugram Rajiv Gandhi Trust land grab case against Robert Vadra and Bhupinder Singh Hooda is being investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) as per Supreme Court of India's order.Government of Haryana administration of Indian National Congress's Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, had handed over panchayat land to the

Rajiv Gandhi Charitable Trust The Rajiv Gandhi Charitable Trust (RGCT) is a registered non-profit institution which was established in 2002 by the Indian National Congress. Named after the 6th Prime Minister of India, the trust is headed by the Interim President of the India ...

in the name of public interest use, resulting in this trust being sued by the gram panchayat in Punjab and Haryana High Court against the

land grabbing Land grabbing is the contentious issue of large-scale land acquisitions: the buying or leasing of large pieces of land by domestic and transnational companies, governments, and individuals. While used broadly throughout history, land grabbing as ...

of the Gandhi family by the Hooda government.Rahul ji! See how Gandhi family has grabbed thousands of acres of farmersPerform India
7 Dec 2017. Then Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda. who also held the charge of Panchayat department at that time, had approved the grant of 5.3 acre panchayat land to Rajiv Gandhi Trust for 33 years at a rate of Rs 3 lakh per acre in January 2010, trust applied for the change of land use on 3 December 2010, which was approved on the same day. There are a total of 6 CBI cases and several other vigilance department investigations against Hooda underway.Hooda under investigation by CBI in several cases
Navbharat Times, 13 Mar 2018.

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,

Sonepat-Kharkhoda IMT land scam case Sonepat-Kharkhoda Industrial Model Township land case being investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) against Bhupinder Singh Hooda. This under-investigation scam pertains to acquisition of 700 acre land in 3 villages near Khark ...

Garhi Sampla Uddar Gagan land scam Rohtak-Garhi Sampla Uddar Gagan Model Township land grab case pertains to illegal acquisition and licensing of 850.88 acres land under Bhupinder Singh Hooda's rule as the Chief Minister of Haryana. Hooda acquired land from illiterate poor farme ...

, Panchkula-HUDA Industrial plots allotment scam,

AJL-National Herald Panchkula land grab scam 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). T ...

Haryana Forestry scam case Haryana Forestry scam case is a multi-crore fake plantation scam allegedly involving Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Kiran Chaudhary and others where government money was embezzled. In 2009, this scam was exposed by the whistleblower, Sanjiv Chaturvedi ...

and Haryana Raxil drug purchase scam. He has been already

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ed in the Manesar-Gurugram land scam, while other cases are still under investigation (c. March 2018).CBI to probe two more Hooda govt land deals
The Tribune, 14 March 2018. Hooda acquired land from the illiterate poor farmers at throwaway prices in the name of ''"public interest"'' and licensed it to builders by granting them out-of-turn favors, which caused the exponential rise in the land price resulting in big gains for the builders. During his 10-year rule as Chief Minister, Hooda, licensed a massive 24,825 acres of land compared to just 8,550.32 acres by successive Chief Ministers in the 23 years preceding Hooda rule.Hooda’s land largesse for pvt builder ‘clear fraud’, SC restores it to HUDA
Firstpost, 15 May 2016.

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After Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) in 2013 had blamed the Hooda government for flouting the rules to lease Ulhawas gram panchayat land to Rajiv Gandhi the trust in violation of rules, the Punjab and Haryana High Court had questioned Hood government for not handing case over to CBI. Hooda government in turn challenged the High Court decision of CBI inquiry in the Supreme Court. Supreme Court asked Haryana's new government of Chief Minister

Manohar Lal Khattar Manohar Lal Khattar (born 05 May 1954) is an Indian politician serving as the 10th and current chief minister of Haryana. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and a former RSS pracharak. He represents Karnal constituency in Haryan ...

to hand over the case to CBI for inquiry. Subsequently, Haryana government handed this case over to CBI.Leasing of land to Rajiv Gandhi Charitable Trust to come under CBI
Economic Times, 2 Nov 2017. New government of Haryana, has also initiated the process to recover this land from the trust.Haryana moves to recover land from Rajiv Gandhi Trust
Financial Express, 15 June 2017.High Court stays order halting construction at Rajiv Gandhi Trust's land
Indian Express, 27 Jun 2017.Haryana govt refuses occupation certificate to RGCT hospital project
Medical Dialogues, 17 Jun 2017.

Current status: CBI inquiry

High court and Supreme court had asked for the CBI inquiry in this case.HC for CBI inquiry into Gurgaon sectors' land scam
Times of India, 10 Sep 2016. The case is currently being probed by CBI under the direction of Supreme Court, and CBI has filed a chargesheet. This case is related to the larger Gurugram-Manesar IMT land scam case.

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Current status: CBI inquiry

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