Charges against Robert Vadra part of political conspiracy, says Sonia Gandhi

Lucknow: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday dared the Modi government to investigate the allegations that her son-in-law Robert Vadra owned a benami mansion in London, and said that charges against him were part of a political conspiracy.

“Every day, they (BJP) level baseless allegations. If there is any truth, they should hold an impartial inquiry and the facts will be there for all to see. “Doodh ka doodh, pani ka pani ho jayega (separate grain from chaff)”, she said while replying to questions in Rae Bareli on Tuesday.

Mrs Gandhi was responding to senior BJP leader Kirit Somaiya’s demand for a detailed inquiry by the Enforcement Directorate into the alleged involvement of Mr Vadra in the 2009 purchase of a proxy-owned mansion in London.

On the functions to mark completion of two years of the Modi government, the Congress president said, “I have never seen anything like this — Modi ji is the Prime Minister and not a Shahenshah (emperor).”

“The nation is facing drought, poverty and farmers are in pain. At these times, such a ‘show of celebration’ is not appropriate,” the Congress president added.

Sonia slams BJP for Congress-mukt jibe
Congress president Sonia Gandhi said that NDA ministers had given Prime Minister Narendra Modi the “stature” of shahenshah. Speaking at Rae Bareli, Mrs Gandhi also slammed the BJP slogan for a “Congress-mukt Bharat.”

“What do they mean by this? They keep hurling allegations at us without any truth,” she said and added that the allegations against her family and party were a part of this campaign.

Mr Vadra has been mired in controversies since his land deals in Haryana and Rajasthan, transacted when Congress was in power in the two states. The matter came to light before the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, giving BJP campaign fodder.