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"I am a private law abiding citizen who has been engaged in business over the last 21 years. The allegations levelled against me by Kejriwal and Bhushan are utterly false, entirely baseless and defamatory", Vadra, Congress President Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law, said in a statement, two days after charges made by the civil society activists at a press conference here created a political storm.
43-year-old Vadra said he was "saddened by the attempt of Kejriwal and Bhushan to deliberately misrepresent numbers contained in my financial statements, manufacture lies against me and malign me and my family in order to gain cheap publicity for themselves and for the launch of their political party".
He said, "My business transactions are fully reflected in financial statements filed before appropriate government authorities in compliance with the law. They are available in the public domain to anyone interested in knowing the truth."
His statement came a day after he broke his silence over the controversy surrounding his property dealings, saying he could "handle all the negativity".
Kejriwal earlier on Friday described as "half truths and lies" the clarifications of reality major DLF on the allegations that Vadra was given property at throw away prices for government favours.
"DLF has issued a response. It is full of half truths and lies. A lot of information has been suppressed," he tweeted.
"We will issue a detailed response tomorrow. But does Vadra stand by DLF response or does he have another version. Would appreciate his version," Kejriwal said.
DLF has rejected the allegations that it had given unsecured loans to Vadra as a 'quid pro quo' for favours and said it had transparent dealing with him as an individual
entrepreneur.
In a statement yesterday, the company had said it had given Rs 65 crore as "business advances" out of which Rs 15 crore was fully refunded and Rs 50 crore was used for purchase of land.
Rejecting the allegations made by activists Kejriwal and Bhushan that the company favoured Vadra, DLF had said it neither received any undue benefit from any state governments nor was it alloted any land by Delhi, Haryana and Rajasthan
governments.
DLF had also dismissed the charge that the company sold properties to Vadra and his companies at a throwaway price.
Vadra had said yesterday in his post on a social networking site, "Thank you so much for your concern. I am fine and can handle all the negativity. I have lost people I loved, what can be worse."
Congress has already dismissed opposition demands for a probe into the matter.
"An inquiry into what? Is a business transaction between two private entities duly reported to the statutory authorities illegal? Is it a crime," party spokesman Manish Tewari had said while terming the activists as 'B' team of BJP.
He was asked about demands for a probe into the affairs of Vadra as also how his business has grown to a level of Rs 300 crore from a tiny capital base.
The refrain of AICC as also several Union Ministers was that all the information about the business of Vadra has been regularly filed with the statutory authorities.
Besides, Congress has maintained that the charges made by "B team of BJP" were nothing but "baseless and unsubstantiated".
In incomprensible for any body to accept that some body would give you Rs 65 crores - no interest, no security, no repayment commitments and also buy the lender's property as throw away prices unless the difference between market price and sale price is settled other wise. Or the lender got the undue benefits in some other deals. Robert was and is in position to influence the decision of Govt of Haryana, Rajasthan and Delhi and so son. Though the transaction is legal, it is for the Income Tax Deptt to determine the income ( loan without interest) property purchased from it making a killing in the deals. Similarly the share holders must file PLI in the court praying for ban such interest free and unsecured loans jeoparding and hurting the business of the co who is already short of cash and capital. A full investigation should be carried out ( but by whim) unless court appointed SIT does it.
everyone says that he is clean and submitting to the authorities; let robert vadhra make it public. he has to substantiate with facts and figures rather than using some political statements. he is just a citizen of India and is not above the law of the land.
