The Election Commission (EC), which had sought to ascertain whether the clearance given by the state government to a land deal between Robert Vadra and real estate firm DLF violates the model code of conduct, received a report from the Haryana poll authorities on Tuesday.
EC sources said the report was received from the Chief Electoral Officer, Haryana, and the panel was analysing it. The poll panel will ascertain whether the deal was cleared while the model code was in force in poll-bound Haryana and whether it constitutes a violation.
Earlier, a top EC official told The Indian Express that “we have asked the Haryana CEO and the chief secretary to ascertain the facts of the case and send us a report as soon as possible, preferably within 24 hours”.
The official, however, added that the EC may not be able to intervene in the matter if it pertains to a decision that was taken before September 12, the day the code came into force. “We want to be sure that no wrongdoing has taken place while the code of conduct is in force,” said the official.
The EC’s move comes a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked the poll panel to take “serious note” of the Haryana government’s decision to clear the land deal, saying it was done “during the election process”.
Indian Express | October , 2014
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