'It's political vendetta, nothing in case', says Robert Vadra upon reaching ED office after second summons

Businessman Robert Vadra appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday as the central probe agency summoned him in connection with a money laundering case linked to a land deal in Haryana’s Shikohpur.

Upon reaching the central probe agency’s HQ on APJ Abdul Kalam Road, 56-year-old dismissed the case as baseless and politically motivated. Vadra is the husband of Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi.

“We told the ED we were organising our documents, I am always ready to be here... I hope there's a conclusion today. There is nothing in the case... When I speak in favor of the country, I am stopped, Rahul is stopped from speaking in the Parliament. BJP is doing it. This is a political vendetta. People love me and want me to join politics,” he told the media.


“When I express my willingness to join politics, they bring up old issues to bring me down and divert from the real issues... There is nothing in the case. I have been summoned 15 times and interrogated for more than 10 hours every time for the last 20 years. Organising 23000 documents is not easy,” he added.

ED has accused Vadra of buying a 3.5 acre land for Rs 7.5 crore in 2008 in Gurgaon and selling it to DLF for Rs 58 crore.

Robert Vadra’s Sky Light Hospitality had acquired land meant for rehabilitation of poor villagers in Kolayat, Bikaner.