Haryana Raxil drug purchase scam case is a case under investigation by the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) and the

Central Bureau of Investigation The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is the premier investigating agency of India. It operates under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions. Originally set up to investigate bribery and governmen ...

(CBI) against

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 ...

for the illegal purchase of Raxil

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which resulted in INR80 crore (800 million) loss to the government.Crores scammed by racketeers in Congress governmentOriginal news in Hindi

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, 28 April 2015.Haryana CM ML Khattar interview: ‘We have specific places for cow, Gita, Saraswati. It is the faith of this region’
Indian Express, 17 Oct 2015. This scam, initially exposed by Ashok Khemka, is also pending in the Punjab and Haryana High Court.After the formation of Khattar government, it is being tightened, Hooda screws up, many cases registeredOriginal text in Hindi

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, 9 May 2017, page: click "Read Ahead" at the bottom of article. 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 DLF land grab case is a case related to 50 acre land grab in 2013 in Amipur village of Haryana during the Congress' Bhupinder Singh Hooda government, for which Robert Vadra, Hooda and DLF are being investigated by the CBI (c. December 2017).< ...

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.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 ...

and

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 ...

. He has been already chargesheeted 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.

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Raxil, manufactured by

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, is used to treat the

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for

Karnal bunt Karnal bunt (also known as partial bunt) is a fungal disease of wheat, durum wheat, and triticale. The smut fungus ''Tilletia indica'', a basidiomycete, invades the kernels and obtains nutrients from the endosperm, leaving behind waste products ...

. Hooda government had purchased Raxil worth INR 100 crore for the treatment of seeds to be distributed to the farmers. Raxil, which is not registered with the Pesticide Management Board and costs INR1350 per kg, was preferred over the generic brands which cost only INR300 per kg. In spite of this, Raxil was the sole drug recommended by the Hooda administration. As a result, there is a High Court case underway for causing the loss to government for preferring only one drug, that too an unregistered and expensive drug, over other drugs. Use of Raxil was discontinued by the new BJP govenrmnet, case was referred to Parliamentary Standing committee, CVC and High Court, as well as to CBI.CBI to probe two more Hooda govt land deals
The Tribune, 14 March 2018.

Current status: CBI inquiry

After the initial inquiry by the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC),Raxil Case: Chandigarh Court seeks status report from police
Indian Express, 7 September 2016. subsequently, 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 ...

's BJP Government of Haryana referred the case to CBI to conduct further investigation against Hooda and others.another of Bhupinder Singh Hooda's trusted officers under CBI scanner
Hindustan Times, 7 Sep 2017.Haryana CM ML Khattar interview: 'We have specific places for cow, Gita, Saraswati. It is the faith of this region’
Indian Express, 16 Oct 2015. Taking cognizance of the reference sent by Haryana government regarding the alleged multi-crore fungicide (RAXIL) purchase scam, the Union Government issued a notification on Thursday for a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the case.Raxil Scam: Centre gives nod for CBI investigation
The Indian Express, 21 Aug 2015. Haryana asked for a CBI investigation into the alleged financial corruption as well as the into the reasons under which ''"the then MD, HSDC,

Ashok Khemka 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 lan ...

was prematurely transferred out of HSDC on April 4 and a junior departmental officer BS Duggal was posted as MD, HSDC"''.

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Current status: CBI inquiry

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