2 weeks Ago
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) summoned businessman Robert Vadra, husband of Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi, for questioning in connection with an ongoing money laundering probe related to a land deal in Haryana's Shikohpur. Vadra, 56, has been asked to appear before the agency on Tuesday, April 15, reported PTI. This is the second summon issued in the case, with an earlier one dated April 8, which he did not comply with.
The case pertains to a land acquisition deal in Shikohpur village which has come under scrutiny for alleged irregularities during the Congress-led government in Haryana. He marched from his residence to the ED office. "There is nothing in the case.
For the last twenty years, I have been summoned 15 times and interrogated for more than 10 hours every time. I have submitted 23000 documents..
." he said. #WATCH | Delhi: Businessman Robert Vadra marches from his residence to the ED office after being summoned in connection with a Gurugram land case, alleges 'political vendetta'.
He says, "Whenever I will speak up for people and make them heard, they will try to suppress me...
I...
pic.twitter.com/mRrRZedq6l — ANI (@ANI) April 15, 2025 Vadra's statement will be recorded under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), officials said.
"I don't know what is the fault. It is a political vendetta, only old accusations, rubbish, this is the misuse of the agencies," Vadra was quoted as saying by PTI, as he left his residence for ED office. "Whenever I will speak up for people and make them heard, they will try to suppress me.
.. I have always given all answers and continue to do so," Vadra added, reported ANI.
ED raids Rajasthan Congress leader's home In a separate development, the ED also conducted searched at the residence of the Rajasthan Congress leader and former state minister Pratap Singh Khachariyawas. "The BJP government should not do politics through ED," he told reporters outside his home, as per PTI. "I have done nothing wrong and I am not afraid of the ED," he asserted.
Multiple premises are being searched in connection with this case, though further details are awaited. DLF-Vadra controversy resurfaces The probe has roots in earlier allegations made in 2011, when Arvind Kejriwal, then an anti-corruption activist, claimed that Vadra, brother-in-law of Rahul Gandhi, had benefited from an interest-free loan of ₹65 crore from DLF limited and secured favourable land deals in exchange for political favours, reported Nedws18. DLF, in its response at the time, stated that all transactions with Vadra were part of regular business practices.
VIDEO | The Enforcement Directorate has summoned businessman Robert Vadra for questioning in a land deal-linked money laundering case. The probe against Vadra is linked to a land deal in Haryana's Shikohpur. Here's what Robert Vadra said outside the ED office, "23,000 document.
.. pic.
twitter.com/siGKwZeMo7 — Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) April 15, 2025 The real estate giant clarified that the loan was a "business advance" towards land purchases and denied selling property at discounted rates or engaging in any quid pro quo arrangements. Vadra, former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, and DLF have been under the scanner of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in a related case.
This inquiry focusses on a 50-acre land deal in Amipur village dating back to 2008, from which Vadra allegedly made unlawful gains exceeding ₹50 crore. The deal was executed during the Hooda-led Congress govt in the state. "23,000 document is not easy to gather.
.. Nobody is evading anything.
I am here today...
I am expecting conclusion. I am waiting for conclusion," Vadra told reporters as he reached the ED office. (With agency inputs).
