Robert Vadra received support from wife Priyanka Gandhi Vadra over probe into alleged money-laundering.
New Delhi:
Businessman Robert Vadra, the husband of Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, today indicated that he was open to a “larger role in serving the people”. His Facebook post comes days after his wife, who is also the daughter of UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and sister of Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, entered active politics as the in-charge of eastern Uttar Pradesh. The announcement was greeted with jeers by the BJP, which has relentlessly targeted the 49-year-old since his name was linked to several corruption cases. Mr Vadra is currently being questioned in a money laundering case. His name has surfaced in other cases involving land deals.
Mr Vadra, who claims the cases against him are instances of “political witch-hunt”, indicated that he has political ambitions earlier as well. The Congress had never commented on the matter and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra had downplayed it, saying the media had misquoted him.
Today, Mr Vadra posted on Facebook: “The years n months that I spent campaigning n working in different parts of the country, but mainly in UP, gave me a…
