Times of India: Rohtak: Thursday, 3rd September
2026.
Two official vehicles used by Rohtak’s Maharshi Dayanand University (MDU) former vice chancellor Professor Rajbir Singh covered more than 3.5 lakh kilometres over nearly seven years, according to information furnished by the university under the Right to Information (RTI) Act.
The information was provided by MDU in response to an RTI application filed by
activist Jaipal Dhankar, who has alleged irregularities in the use of the
university vehicles and sought a vigilance inquiry into the matter.
According to the university’s reply, Singh used the two official vehicles from January 7, 2019, when he was appointed temporary vice-chancellor, until February 20, 2026, when his second consecutive term ended. The two vehicles together recorded an average travel of around 135 km a day during the period.
Singh served as temporary VC from January 2019 to February 2020 while also holding the charge of Vice-Chancellor of Dada Lakhmi Chand State University of Performing and Visual Arts. He subsequently served two consecutive three-year terms as MDU VC from February 21, 2020, to February 20, 2026.
Dhankar has questioned several entries in the vehicle logbooks, claiming that the distances recorded for some journeys were substantially higher than the usual road distance between the destinations.
For instance, the normal round-trip distance between Rohtak and Panchkula is around 456 km, while the MDU vehicle logbook recorded 684 km for a journey on July 2, 2020. Another journey on the same route on August 25, 2020, was recorded at 720 km.
Similarly, the round-trip distance between Rohtak and Gurugram is around 160 km, whereas the logbook showed 288 km for a journey on April 3, 2021.
In another instance, a Rohtak-Jind journey on June 22, 2021, was recorded at 243 km, despite the usual round-trip distance between the two cities being around 136 km. The entry also mentioned local travel in Jind.
Likewise, the round-trip distance between Rohtak and Narnaul in Mahendragarh district is around 260 km, while the vehicle logbook recorded 360 km.
Dhankar said the discrepancies warranted a detailed scrutiny of the vehicle logbooks, route details and official travel records.
When contacted by TOI, Prof Singh dismissed the allegations and said all procedures had been followed as per the rules. “Everything was done as per rules. We followed due procedural law,” he said.
Two official vehicles used by Rohtak’s Maharshi Dayanand University (MDU) former vice chancellor Professor Rajbir Singh covered more than 3.5 lakh kilometres over nearly seven years, according to information furnished by the university under the Right to Information (RTI) Act.
According to the university’s reply, Singh used the two official vehicles from January 7, 2019, when he was appointed temporary vice-chancellor, until February 20, 2026, when his second consecutive term ended. The two vehicles together recorded an average travel of around 135 km a day during the period.
Singh served as temporary VC from January 2019 to February 2020 while also holding the charge of Vice-Chancellor of Dada Lakhmi Chand State University of Performing and Visual Arts. He subsequently served two consecutive three-year terms as MDU VC from February 21, 2020, to February 20, 2026.
Dhankar has questioned several entries in the vehicle logbooks, claiming that the distances recorded for some journeys were substantially higher than the usual road distance between the destinations.
For instance, the normal round-trip distance between Rohtak and Panchkula is around 456 km, while the MDU vehicle logbook recorded 684 km for a journey on July 2, 2020. Another journey on the same route on August 25, 2020, was recorded at 720 km.
Similarly, the round-trip distance between Rohtak and Gurugram is around 160 km, whereas the logbook showed 288 km for a journey on April 3, 2021.
In another instance, a Rohtak-Jind journey on June 22, 2021, was recorded at 243 km, despite the usual round-trip distance between the two cities being around 136 km. The entry also mentioned local travel in Jind.
Likewise, the round-trip distance between Rohtak and Narnaul in Mahendragarh district is around 260 km, while the vehicle logbook recorded 360 km.
Dhankar said the discrepancies warranted a detailed scrutiny of the vehicle logbooks, route details and official travel records.
When contacted by TOI, Prof Singh dismissed the allegations and said all procedures had been followed as per the rules. “Everything was done as per rules. We followed due procedural law,” he said.
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