Haryana government orders probe into missing files of Vadra-DLF land deal

CHANDIGARH: The Haryana government on Friday ordered a probe into reports of missing files of the Robert Vadra-DLF land deals.

The official notings about the setting up of a three-member panel in Haryana, which gave a clean chit to Robert Vadra's firm Skylight Hospitality and discredited senior IAS officer Ashok Khemka's action of cancelling the mutation of DLF-Skylight deal, are missing from the main file.

In an affidavit, superintendent (Service-1 branch) of the state DR Wadhwa claimed that the file noting leading to the decision to constitute the inquiry committee compris ing Krishna Mohan, KK Jalan and Rajan Gupta on the or ders of the chief secretary on October 19, 2012, is "detached from the main file and cannot be traced".

The affidavit has been filed before the State Information Commission in response to Khemka's appeal seeking the notings on the file. Khemka has moved the SIC after the personnel department denied these documents to him which he re quires to prepare his defence in the charg esheet against him. Shocked over the event, Khemka asked the chief secretary on Tuesday seeking directions for registration of an FIR against all people in the office of the then CM.