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[[File:RahulPriyankaRobert.png|thumb|Robert Vadra, extreme right]]
[[File:Bhupinder_Singh_Hooda_in_WEF,_2010.jpg|thumb|Bhupinder Singh Hooda in 2010]]

'''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.<ref name=rob1>[https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/leasing-of-land-to-rajiv-gandhi-charitable-trust-to-come-under-cbi-lens/articleshow/61472968.cms Leasing of land to Rajiv Gandhi Charitable Trust to come under CBI lens], [[The Economic Times|Economic Times]], 2 Nov 2017.</ref> In the [[Rajiv_Gandhi_Charitable_Trust#Controversies|Gurugram Rajiv Gandhi Trust land grab scam]] between 2004-2014, then [[Government of Haryana]] administration of Indian National Congress's Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, had handed over panchayat land to the [[Rajiv Gandhi Charitable Trust]] in the name of [[public interest]] use, resulting in this trust being sued by the [[gram panchayat]] in [[Punjab and Haryana High Court]] against the [[land grabbing]] of the Gandhi family by the Hooda government.<ref name=scam1>[https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=hi&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fperformindia.com%2Fland-fraud-of-gandhi-family%2F Rahul ji! See how Gandhi family has grabbed thousands of acres of farmers], [http://performindia.com/ Perform India], 7 Dec 2017.</ref> Then Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda. who also held the charge of Panchayat department at that time,<ref name=chor9/> had approved the grant of 5.3 acre panchayat land to Rajiv Gandhi Trust for 33 years at a rate of Rs 3 lakh per acre in January 2010, trust applied for the change of land use on 3 December 2010, which was approved on the same day.<ref name=chor10/><ref name=chor9/>

There are a total of 6 CBI cases and several other vigilance department investigations against Hooda underway.<ref name=chor5>[https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/state/punjab-and-haryana/chandigarh/bhupendra-singh-hooda-to-face-cbi-probe-in-two-more-cases/articleshow/63288447.cms Hooda under investigation by CBI in several cases], [[Navbharat Times]], 13 Mar 2018.</ref> [[Central Bureau of Investigation]] 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]], [[Sonepat-Kharkhoda IMT land scam case]], [[Garhi Sampla Uddar Gagan land scam]], [[Panchkula-HUDA Industrial plots allotment scam]], [[AJL-National Herald Panchkula land grab scam]], [[Haryana Forestry scam case]] and [[Haryana Raxil drug purchase scam]]. He has been already [[Chargesheet|chargesheeted]] in the Manesar-Gurugram land scam, while other cases are still under investigation (c. March 2018).<ref name=chor1>[http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/haryana/cbi-to-probe-two-more-hooda-govt-land-deals/557679.html CBI to probe two more Hooda govt land deals], [[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]], 14 March 2018.</ref><ref name=chor5/> Hooda acquired land from the illiterate poor farmers at throwaway prices in the name of ''"public interest"'' and licensed it to builders by granting them out-of-turn favors, which caused the exponential rise in the land price resulting in big gains for the builders. 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.<ref name=uddar2>[http://www.firstpost.com/politics/hooda-haryana-vadra-scam-huda-2781232.html Hooda’s land largesse for pvt builder ‘clear fraud’, SC restores it to HUDA], [[Firstpost]], 15 May 2016.</ref>

==Details==
===Modus of scam===
After [[Comptroller and Auditor General of India]] (CAG) in 2013 had blamed the Hooda government for flouting the rules to lease Ulhawas gram panchayat land to Rajiv Gandhi the trust in violation of rules, the Punjab and Haryana High Court had questioned Hood government for not handing case over to CBI. Hooda government in turn challenged the High Court decision of CBI inquiry in the Supreme Court. Supreme Court asked Haryana's new government of Chief Minister [[Manohar Lal Khattar]] to hand over the case to CBI for inquiry. Subsequently, Haryana government handed this case over to CBI.<ref name=chor10>[https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/leasing-of-land-to-rajiv-gandhi-charitable-trust-to-come-under-cbi-lens/articleshow/61472968.cms Leasing of land to Rajiv Gandhi Charitable Trust to come under CBI]. [[The Economic Times|Economic Times]], 2 Nov 2017.</ref> New government of Haryana, has also initiated the process to recover this land from the trust.<ref name=chor9>[http://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/haryana-moves-to-recover-land-from-rajiv-gandhi-trust/720982/ Haryana moves to recover land from Rajiv Gandhi Trust], Financial Express, 15 June 2017.</ref><ref name=take1>[http://indianexpress.com/article/india/high-court-stays-order-halting-construction-at-rajiv-gandhi-trusts-eye-hospital-site-in-gurgaon-4725193/ High Court stays order halting construction at Rajiv Gandhi Trust's land], [[Indian Express]], 27 Jun 2017.</ref><ref name=take2>[https://medicaldialogues.in/haryana-govt-refuses-occupation-certificate-to-rgct-hospital-project/ Haryana govt refuses occupation certificate to RGCT hospital project], Medical Dialogues, 17 Jun 2017.</ref>

===Current status: CBI inquiry===
High court and Supreme court had asked for the CBI inquiry in this case.<ref name=take4>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/HC-for-CBI-inquiry-into-Gurgaon-sectors-land-scam/articleshow/54265342.cms HC for CBI inquiry into Gurgaon sectors' land scam], [[Times of India]], 10 Sep 2016.</ref> The case is currently being probed by CBI under the direction of Supreme Court, and CBI has filed a chargesheet.<ref name=rob1/> This case is related to the larger [[Gurugram-Manesar IMT land scam]] case.

==See also==
* [[Corruption in India]]
* [[National Herald scam]]
* [[Rajiv_Gandhi_Charitable_Trust#Controversies|Rajiv Gandhi Charitable Trust land grab cases]]
* [[Robert_Vadra#Controversies|Robert Vadra land grab cases]]
* [[List of scandals in India|List of scams in India]]

==References==
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