Aman Gupta, son of former Congress MLA Ramesh Gupta for 496 sqm plot for Sortex plant to clean rice, dal and foodgrains.
Retd Lt Col O P Dahiya, brother-in-law of Col Deswal, a relative of Congress MLA Karan Singh Dalal, whose elder son is married to the CM's niece, got a 1,000 sq m plot for manufacture of defence items made of canvas, web and textile for Indian and foreign armies. He got 18 out of 25 marks in the interview.
Dagar Katyal, relative of Sunil Katyal, wife of senior deputy advocate general W R Katyal got a 496 sq m plot for manufacture of precision screws and fasteners. He got 21 out of 25 marks in interview.
Siddharth Bharadwaj is the son of CM's close aide Sanjeev Bhardwaj. His firm YPT Entertainment Houses Pvt Ltd got a 1280 sq m plot for setting up an office for running TV news channels. He got 23 out of 25 marks in interview.
Kanwar Preet Singh Sandhu, son of Kurukshetra University Vice-Chancellor Lt Gen (retd) D D S S Sandhu, got 1,000 sq m plot for manufacture of UPS.
The allotments were made by the Haryana Urban Development Authority in July and approved by Hooda himself as chairman of the authority on the recommendation of a standing committee.
The plots are located in Industrial Area, Phase-1 of Panchkula and are in two sizes: 1,000 sq m costing Rs 64 lakh and 496 sq m at Rs 31.74 lakh. The market price of a 1,000 sq m plot in the area is around Rs 6 crore.
Under the rules of the allotment, those who got the plots are allowed to sell, gift or mortage them with the permission of HUDA after fully paying the allotment amount.
The chief minister, however, defended the allotments and denied favouritism.
"Whatever allotments have been made, they are totally based on merit. As far as Renu Hooda is concerned, she is a widow and yes she is my relative and I know her," Hooda told The Indian Express.
Updated on: October 19, 2013 8:25 IST
