Priyanka Gandhi zindabad slogan echoes as Robert Vadra reaches ED office in Jaipur
This will be Vadra's fourth appearance before the ED for questioning in last one week. This is his first appearance in the ED office in Jaipur in connection to the Bikaner land deal case.
In Short
- 'Chowkidaar Chor Hai' slogans were also raised outside ED office in Jaipur
- Robert Vadra appeared before Ed office in Jaipur for questioning on Bikaner land case
- Vadra and his mother's statements shall be recorded under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA)
Robert Vadra, the brother-in-law of Congress president Rahul Gandhi, and his mother Maureen Vadra reached Enforcement Directorate (ED) office in Jaipur for questioning in connection with Bikaner land case probe. Vadra was accompanied by wife Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who is the general secretary of Congress for Uttar Pradesh (East).
As the trio arrived at the ED office in Jaipur, slogans of 'Priyanka Gandhi Zindabad' and 'Chowkidaar Chor Hai' were raised.
#WATCH 'Priyanka Gandhi Zindabad' and 'Chowkidaar Chor Hai' slogans raised outside ED office in Jaipur as Robert Vadra and his mother Maureen arrived for questioning in connection with Bikaner land case probe. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was also with them pic.twitter.com/cOPQAgbBE9 ANI (@ANI) February 12, 2019
Vadra on Tuesday, ahead of the ED questioning, lashed out at what he called a "vindictive government" over the ED's summons to his 75-year-old mother Maureen Vadra along with him in a money-laundering case.
This will be Vadra's fourth appearance before the ED for questioning in last one week. This is his first appearance in the ED office in Jaipur in connection to the Bikaner land deal case.
Vadra has been accused in a land scam case involving 275 acres of land in the Kolayat sub-division of Bikaner district of Rajasthan.
During the questioning, Robert Vadra will have to answer 55 questions being drafted by the ED, sources said. Vadra and his mother's statements shall be recorded under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
The fresh summon by the ED comes after the Rajasthan High Court directed Vadra and his mother to cooperate with the ED, as Vadra did not report to the agency even after being sent three summons in the land scam case earlier.
A criminal case was registered by the ED in connection with the Bikaner land deal made in 2015 after studying FIRs and charge-sheets filed by the Rajasthan Police on complaints made by the Bikaner tehsil about alleged forgery in the land allotment.
The ED, sources said, shall question Vadra about Skylight Hospitality Private Limited, a firm allegedly connected to him, which purchased the said land in the area.