After taking on the government over the Lokpal bill last year and then unveiling a political party this week, the Arvind Kejriwal-led India Against Corruption (IAC) on Friday fired its first salvo by accusing Sonia Gandhi’s son-in-law Robert Vadra of amassing wealth and properties much beyond his known sources of income, allegedly through favourable loans doled out by realty major, Delhi Land & Finance (DLF) Ltd.
The Congress, in an immediate retaliation, dubbed the allegations as “baseless and utterly irresponsible’’, while the main opposition BJP called for a “thorough probe” into the charge.
At a dramatic press conference here, the buzz about which spread like wildfire throughout the day, activist-turned-wannabe-politician Kejriwal alleged that Vadra had purchased properties worth Rs 300 crore in the last three years even though “the total share capital of the companies owned by Vadra and his mother (Maureen Vadra) was just Rs 50 lakh.”
Kejriwal and his team, including Prashant Bhushan, alleged that the properties were bought at a price much lesser than market value. Vadra (43), married to Priyanka Gandhi, was not available for a comment.