Chandigarh: The controversial multi-million-rupee land dealings of Robert Vadra, will be probed by a retired Supreme Court judge, said a senior minister in Haryana. Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s son-in-law, Vadra, had been under the government scanner for some time for allegedly using his position to gain land deals with back hand dealings.
Haryana’s education minister Ram Bilas Sharma told media here that the commission under the retired Supreme Court judge would inquire into all irregularities committed in the past 10 years of the Congress rule in the state, especially regarding land deals.
Sharma said several complaints have been received by the BJP government in the state in this regard. Vadra was accused of accumulating land in the national capital region (NCR) area during the Congress government in Haryana led by then chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda.
In one particular deal in Gurgaon district, adjoining Delhi, Vadra’s company sold off prime land to realty major DLF for Rs 580 million.
Nothing to hide: Vadra
Vadra said that he hoped the inquiry ordered would not be used for political vendetta. However, he reiterated that all laws were complied with in a completely transparent manner. “An inquiry has been ordered by the government of Haryana. Let us await its outcome. Neither I nor anyone associated with me has anything to hide,” said Vadra on his official facebook page. He added: “I sincerely hope that an inquiry will not be used for political vendetta.”
