The BJP government in Haryana drops the chargesheet against IAS officer Ashok Khemka for "exceeding his jurisdiction".


Khemka had said he had been allegedly persecuted by the Congress for cancelling a land deal involving Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra, The IAS officer has been transferred multiple times since November, 2012, when he cancelled the sale of 3.5 acres of land in Gurgaon near Delhi by Robert Vadra's company Skylight Hospitality to real estate giant DLF for Rs 58 crore.


An auditor's report said the Congress, which was in power at the time, bent rules to enable windfall gains for Vadra's company. The report was ignored by the Congress government, which set up its own inquiry and then chargesheeted Khemka for "causing damage to Robert Vadra's reputation" and "illegally" cancelling the deal. T


When the BJP government came to power Khemka had requested the government to cancel the charge-sheet against him.