Marking a sharp attack against Haryana CM, IAC activist Arvind Kejriwal demanded the cancellation of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 and reinstation of IAS Ashok Khemka at his previous post, at a Mahapanchayat meet at Manesar on Tuesday.
The mahapanchayat was held under the leadership of retired IAS officer R.C. Rao.
The mahapanchayat highlighted the land acquisition policy and said that it was never in favour of land owning farmers. They sought IAC’s support to raise the issue nationally.
IAC activist Arvind Kejriwal called Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda an “agent” of property dealers.
Kejriwal challenged the integrity of former Haryana chief minister Om Prakash Chautala on corruption and said that he has assets worth over Rs.1,400 crore across the country.
The mahapanchayat demanded the inclusion of representatives of farmers in the making of a new land acquisition law.
In Manesar region, villagers are critical of manner in which the state government had been passing acquired land to private builders for developing townships and colonies.
The region has over 600 acres of land acquired by the state government that is under litigation.
In another development,  IAC activist Arvind Kejriwal  challenged the Haryana government to hand over the charges of two of the state’s urban development departments to IAS officer Ashok Khemka for two months.
Attacking the nexus of IAS officials and the ruling Congress, Kejriwal demanded that Khemka be given charge of Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation (HSIIDC) and Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA).
Khemka was transferred a fortnight ago after he ordered scrutiny of United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi’s son-in-law Robert Vadra’s land records with real estate major, DLF.
Khemka has been transferred 43 times in his 19 years of service.
Addressing the Kisan Mahapanchayat at Manesar, Kejriwal said that during the tenure of Om Prakash Chautala as chief minister, Khemka had opposed the government’s decision to hand over 19 acres of land in Nathupur village to DLF.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently quashed the deal saying it was illegal, Kejriwal said.