dna posed the question to justice Dhingra, who said he will be in a position to reply only after going through the papers.
Now that justice (rtd) SN Dhingra has sought six weeks' more time from the Haryana government to submit his report on the controversial land deals under the former Congress government, the big question doing the rounds is whether the commission will be summoning Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra.
dna posed the question to justice Dhingra, who said he will be in a position to reply only after going through the papers. To the allegations that he had not called Vadra or the whistle-blower Ashok Khema, a bureaucrat, for their views so far, he said it was not necessary to call every one for examination.
"I called the officials who were required. I don't call people to see their face," he said.
Dhingra panel is looking into the role played by former chief minister Bhupinde Singh Hooda in the illegal grants of licences to hundreds of private companies, including those involving Vadra's firm Skylight Hospitality and real estate major DLF.
The development comes even as Enforcement Directorate (ED) issued a fresh notice to a firm linked to Vadra in connection with its probe into alleged money laundering in a land deal in Rajasthan's Bikaner district. Skylight Hospitality has been given two weeks' time to furnish financial statements and other documents of the firm to the Investigating Officer (IO).
Dhingra also broke his silence on Congress' charges against him, and said: "I do not consider seeking construction of roads for the villages, or working for the education of underprivileged children amounts to accepting a bribe." Dhingra, who was the chairman of Justice Gopal Singh Public Charitable Trust since 2011, was accused of seeking ML Khattar government's favour to clear blocks for a construction of a school.
The retired Delhi High Court judge said he has been writing to the authorities for the cause of the people. "I or any of the trustees do not hold any land in any of the villages where construction of road was requested. Neither the trust pays any of us, any remuneration to do charity work. I do not own the trust, I am merely someone who works to make it more effective for helping the underprivileged," he stated.
The trust too, on Friday, cleared the air through a news release.
"Everyone is welcome to visit the trust and its projects and to contribute for the welfare of the underprivileged through their time, effort, financial contributions and ideas. The trust is not a recipient of any govt. aid, neither from the Centre, nor from any state," the release said.
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