New Delhi, Oct 23 : Haryana IAS officer Ashok Khemka, the man who cancelled the mutation of Robert Vadra's land and landed himself with a late-night transfer, says, there are scoundrels in the system who misuse the laws framed with noble objectives.
Speaking to a news channgel, Khemka said, "India is not a banana republic... There are scoundrels in the system. And you get transferred. Your peers and seniors.. everybody points an accusing finger at you, saying 'We told you so'.
"It is like a girl who is raped by scoundrels and the society points the finger at her and tells her, 'Look the fault lies in you' ...
"The unfortunate part is that the laws were framed with noble objectives but there are scoundrels in the system, who misuse them ... "
The senior IAS officer told Business Standard: "Earlier I ‘was raped with consent' [an apparent dig at the Haryana politician who recently said that 90% of the rapes are consensual] but this time I have been ‘raped without consent'.
"As per IAS (Fixation of cadre Strength), Regulations 2010, the rules allow me to work in position for 2 years, but this time I was transferred in few months of my joining.
"I joined as Director Land Acquisition on 20 July and was transferred in October. Even in my last assignment, I was transferred in 50 days of my joining .
"This time all I am saying is ‘this rape is without my consent'. With regulations guaranteeing me a fixed tenure , All I am demanding is that I should be given what I am guaranteed."
Ashok Khemka, an alumnus of Kolkata's St. Xavier's Collegiate School, did his B. Tech in computer engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (IIT KGP - 1984-1988), a Ph.D in Computer Science from The Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), and also holds an MBA and an MA degree in economics .
He was transferred for the 43rd time in his 20 years of service.
About his tenure as Director General of Consolidation of Holdings and Land Records, Khemka told a news agency: "It is shocking to learn about my abrupt transfer...this is deliberate and malafide to punish me due to some vested elements in the political-bureaucratic hierarchy affected by the expose of the scams in consolidation of land holdings under the exercise of powers...
"Forest and hill areas were sought to be partitioned under the garb of consolidation to corner prime plots near highways to build farmhouses or resorts. Panchayats also lost huge lands in consolidation by deliberate under-valuation.
"Not only this, during inspection of land records it was discovered that thousands of acres of panchayat land after illegal mutations in favour of owners were subsequently partitioned into small parcels and sold away...
"My family feels threatened due to certain vested elements whose interests were adversely affected by the exposure of scams in this Department (last posting). I plead for security and fixed tenure in a cadre post befitting my seniority".
