New Delhi: Activist Swami Agnivesh on Friday alleged that Haryana government was working in favour of real estate major DLF and urged the Supreme Court to intervene in a matter of use of forest land for recreational use. He told a press conference that the SC-appointed Central Empowered Committee (CEC) has made recommendations contrary to law favouring a leisure project being developed by a leading real estate developer DLF Limited.
He alleged that Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) and Haryana State Industrial development Corporation (HSIDC) had acquired 350.72 acres of land in Wazirpur village in Gurgaon for a recreation and leisure project. Though about 278 acre, belonging to village panchayat, was acquired by HSIDC in 2003 at the public expense but the same was allotted to DLF Limited on acceptance of bid.
As per the law the environment and other clearance by the bidder but in this case it was the responsibility of the government, he said. "Instead of approaching Ministry of Environment and Forests for necessary clearance, the state government approached Supreme Court by filing Interlocutory Application in a pending public interest litigation relating to forests and environment before it seeking permission to use the land for development of recreational and leisure project," Agnivesh said, adding this way state government took responsibility of getting the environmental clearances for the project....
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03:31 AM, Nov 10, 2012
Mangar: A 500-acre sacred forest preserved over centuries in the concrete jungle of Faridabad, Haryana - the Mangar Bani in the Aravallis - is home to several native species, including about 30 endangered plants. The Haryana government, however, has marked out the area for development in its draft masterplans. Naturalist Pradip Kishen, however, says that this would be a disaster. "If you get rid of this huge area as recharge...
08:03 AM, Nov 05, 2012
Chandigarh: Senior Haryana IAS officer Ashok Khemka, who kicked up a political storm when he alleged irregularities in the land dealings of Robert Vadra and DLF in the state, on Friday said that he had got two threat calls within a fortnight and accused the police of not taking any action. Late in the night, the Haryana police said it has arrested one person who allegedly made a threat call...
11:32 PM, Nov 02, 2012
The Congress, after being cornered over party president Sonia Gandhi's son-in law Robert Vadra's land deals, has now said that it has enough evidence of corruption against families of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and senior BJP leader LK Advani. However, General Secretary Digvijaya Singh said his party will never disclose the details. Speaking to Karan Thapar on Devil's Advocate, Digvijaya further defended Robert Vadra, saying the allegations made...
09:20 PM, Oct 21, 2012
New Delhi: There was high drama at the press conference held by anti-corruption crusader-turned-politician Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday as former IAC activists and key supporters of Anna Hazare questioned Kejriwal over his team members and their dealings. Annie Kohli, a supporter of Anna Hazare, confronted Kejriwal in full view of TV cameras and asked him several discomforting questions. "Are you a politician or an activist? What are you doing about...
04:31 PM, Oct 21, 2012
Chandigarh: Senior IAS officer Ashok Khemka, who was transferred by the Haryana government after he cancelled the mutation of the sale deed between UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra's company Sky Light Hospitality and realty major DLF, has said that anyone who feels his order is "unfounded" is free to go to court against it. Hitting out at Town and Country Planning head TC Gupta, who had defended the...
12:41 PM, Oct 18, 2012
New Delhi: Former Team Anna member Kiran Bedi has slammed the Haryana government over the transfer of senior IAS officer Ashok Khemka as the DG Haryana Seed Development Corporation three days after he ordered an investigation into the land deals between Congress president Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra and construction major DLF on October 8. Reacting to the transfer of the IAS officer, the former IPS officer said that "this...
12:39 PM, Oct 16, 2012
Protests, statements and counter statements have begun to take on political colors even as the ground reality continues to remain grim. ...
11:11 PM, Oct 12, 2012
New Delhi: The Supreme Court had stayed the land acquisition quoted by India Against Corruption member Arvind Kejriwal to attack Robert Vadra. The question is if this makes Kejriwal's accusations less factual. "It is not about what is applicable. The fact is that the High Court judges thought that the case is to say that the Haryana Government has shown favouritism and the opinion of those judges is valid and...
07:52 AM, Oct 10, 2012
New Delhi: India Against Corruption (IAC) activist Arvind Kejriwal stepped up their attack on Tuesday, claiming a nexus between Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra, building giant DLF and the Congress-led Haryana government. Kejriwal also demanded a white paper on the deals from the Haryana government. "Robert Vadra's dealings have deceived people. The people of this nation have been put down because of these powerful people," claimed Kejriwal on Tuesday evening....
07:39 AM, Oct 10, 2012
Activist-turned-politician Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday made fresh allegations against Robert Vadra, DLF and Haryana government. ...
10:02 PM, Oct 09, 2012
Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday held another press conference and targeted Robert Vadra and DLF. ...
09:30 PM, Oct 09, 2012
New Delhi: Haryana government on Tuesday refuted all allegations made by activist-turned-politician Arvind Kejriwal in the Robert Vadra-DLF controversy, saying no favour had been granted to the realty major. "All permissions have been given according to rules. No land has been released in the last 10 years. No favour has been granted to the DLF," the state government said. Addressing a press conference in Chandigarh, Director General of Haryana Town...
08:35 PM, Oct 09, 2012
Activist-turned-politician Arvind Kejriwal said it was painful that the Finance Minister had given a clean chit to Robert Vadra. ...
06:45 PM, Oct 09, 2012
New Delhi: The Congress party has hit back at anti-corruption crusader-turned-politician Arvind Kejriwal after his press conference on Tuesday wherein he once again targeted UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra, construction major DLF and the Haryana government. The Congress accused Kejriwal of "doing everything for cheap publicity". Even as Kejriwal was leveling allegations against Vadra, DLF and the Bhupinder Singh Hooda government, Congress spokesperson Rashid Alvi dismissed the allegations...
06:24 PM, Oct 09, 2012
New Delhi: Anti-corruption crusader-turned-politician Arvind Kejriwal continued his offensive against Robert Vadra, the son-in-law of UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, construction major DLF and the Congress government in Haryana. Alleging that the Haryana government had given undue benefits to DLF, Kejriwal said that the Punjab and Haryana High Court had pointed at a "malafide nexus" between the two. However, Haryana government on Tuesday evening refuted all allegations made by the Indian...
05:26 PM, Oct 09, 2012
New Delhi: With the Congress government facing flak over the series of rape incidents in Haryana, party president Sonia Gandhi will visit Jind district on Tuesday where a teenaged Dalit girl immolated herself after being raped. According to sources, Sonia is likely to meet the family members of the victim, who belonged to Narwana area of the district. The Haryana government had on Thursday formed a three-member committee at district...
10:22 PM, Oct 08, 2012
Rohtak (Haryana): Lured by the Haryana government into giving away village common land on the plea that Bollywood filmmaker Subhash Ghai's film school project would bring development to the area, residents of Badhsa village in Jhajjar district are rejoicing after the Punjab and Haryana high court nullified the allotment on the ground it was fraudulent. "I was fully confident that the court will quash the allotment of land as it...
03:45 PM, Sep 19, 2012
Gurgaon: Maruti Suzuki's woes at Manesar are piling up with the Haryana government asking the company to pay Rs 235 crore to HSIIDC as enhanced compensation to farmers for land acquisition under a Supreme Court order. Haryana State Industries and Infrastructure Development Corporation (HSIIDC), in a notice issued on June 25, warned the company that if it did not deposit the amount within three months, the land allotted for the...
06:50 PM, Jul 24, 2012
Gurgaon: The residents of Wazirabad village have filled a public interest litigation (PIL) in the Punjab and Haryana High Court against allotment of around 350 acres prime land to the real estate giant DLF, that was acquired for public purpose by the Haryana government. The hearing will take place July 18, an official said. Earlier, on February 9 this year, the division bench headed by then chief justice Ranjan Gogoi...
10:29 AM, Jul 17, 2012
