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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 ...

government, for which Robert Vadra, Hooda and DLF are being investigated by the CBI (c. December 2017).Rahul ji! See how Gandhi family has grabbed thousands of acres of farmersPerform India
7 Dec 2017.
DailyO, 1 Jul 2016. Hooda's generosity towards land sharks and builders caused huge losses to farmers and Haryana Government. Consequently, there are

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(CBI) inquiries and court cases against him related to shady land deals. Those deals include the allotment of a highly subsidised land and change in land use license for his relatives and influential friends connected to Indian National Congress, such

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's son-in-law Robert Vadra.Manesar land scam: Long battle awaits Bhupinder Singh Hooda as shady deals return to haunt former Haryana CM
Firstpost, 4 Feb 2018. Jitesh Vadra made illegal gains of over INR50 crore from this land deal within few months in 2008.Robert Vadra made gains of Rs 50 crore from a land deal in Haryana in 2008: Dhingra Panel
Economic Times, 27 April 2017. CBI has filed an 80,000 page long chargesheet in the court related to this case and Manesar land scam case. 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 Manesar land scam,

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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 was acquiring land from poor, illiterate farmers at a low rate in the name of ''"public interest"'' only to later license this to builders after granting out-of-turn favors that helped the land value increase exponentially. 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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Modus of scam

Builders coerce farmers to sell their land by getting the government to use the Section 4 of the land law to have a government notification issued to the farmer that their land is required for the ''"public purpose"''. Builders try to acquire this land by offering a small premium above the government's rate for the acquisition of the land. If landowners farmers still resist the sale, then Section 6 of land law is applied by declaring the government's intention to acquire land, which forces the reluctant farmers to sell the land to builders at small premium. Once the land is acquired by the builders, government cancels the acquisition process and releases the land to new build owners, along with the change in land use permission to build residential and industrial building on the farm land. This results in steep rise in the land prices, resulting in massive gains for the builders,

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loss to the farmers and land tax revenue loss to the government. Robert Vadra and DLF were the beneficiary builders in Hooda's regime. vadra has bought properties using unsecured loans from DLF.All you need to know about Robert Vadra's shady Haryana land deal
Times Now, 22 Dec 2017. After Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government came to power in Haryana, the ''"Justice Dhingra Commission"'' was formed in 2015 to investigate the scam. Dhingra Commission indicted Hooda.Bhupinder Singh Hooda fails in bid to block report on Dhingra probe into land deals
The Indian Express, 27 Apr 2017.Justice SN Dhingra panel report on Robert Vadra's 'shady' land deals leaked: The story so far
Firstpost, 28 Apr 2017. Dhingra Commission's report states that there was collusion aimed at benefiting Vadra's company Skylight Hospitality, and it sought further inquiry. Consequently, the case was handed over to CBI for the further investigation.

Current status: CBI inquiry

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Current status: CBI inquiry

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